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Lyari Expressway is a highway currently under construction along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This toll highway is designed to relieve congestion in the city of Karachi. Lyari Expressway was scheduled to be completed in December 2009 but work stopped after completing only 67% of the highway and in March 2014 the work has not restarted.〔(FPCCI calls for early completion of Lyari Expressway )〕 ==Overview== The Lyari Expressway project was launched on May 11, 2002 with the aim of serving as a commuting artery connecting Mauripur Road and the Super Highway and to alleviate the burden of traffic plying between Karachi Port and the Super Highway heading upcountry. It will be a 16.5 km 8 lane expressway that will consist of four lanes on both sides, with two interchanges, five overpasses and five underpasses. Moreover, two lanes each will be constructed on either bank of the Lyari River. Once completed, traffic volume is estimated at 34,000 vehicles. The expressway will have toll plazas at four locations.〔("Lyari Expressway Plan Reviewed" ) 24 April 2004, Dawn〕 The cost of developing this expressway has been revised several times since it was first proposed. Originally estimated at Rs 5.1 billion, as of March 2006 it is expected to cost Rs 8 billion once completed.〔("Lyari Expressway: Boon or Bane" ) by Zubeida Mustafa, 8 March 2006, Dawn〕 When work started on the Lyari Expressway in May 2002, the National Highway Authority (NHA) had expected to complete it in 30 months (i.e. by November 2004). Having revised the completion schedule, as of December 2006 the Frontier Works Organisation ((FWO )), the executing agency for the NHA, expects the southbound section running from Sohrab Goth to Mauripur Road completed by the end of 2007.〔("Lyari Expressway: Still in the Making" ) by Zubeida Mustafa, 19 December 2006, Dawn〕 The construction of Lyari Expressway was stopped for several years due to the restructuring of Municipal governments in Sindh and lack of funds. In July 2014, Government of Pakistan announced Rs 6 billion for completion of Lyari Expressway.〔(PM Nawaz ensures quick release of funds for Karachi development )〕 Lyari Expressway Project is 32 kilometres long and its 2013-14 revised estimate is Rs 1,202 million and 80 percent of this project has also been completed.〔(Completion of highways to boost economic activities )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lyari Expressway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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