Emergency funding approved to accelerate work on Red Line

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KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Thursday approved off-budget emergency funding to TransKarachi, enabling the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to accelerate construction on the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project.

The FWO was awarded the contract for Lot 2, a 12.85-kilometre stretch from Numaish Chowrangi to Mosamiyat, after the previous joint-venture contractor was terminated for persistent delays and non-compliance.

The cabinet authorised the direct engagement of FWO under a government-to-government arrangement. A 90-day deadline has been set to complete mixed-traffic lanes, underpasses, elevated structures, and drainage networks along University Road.

According to a statement issued by the CM House, the FWO has already deployed personnel and heavy machinery to commence work, aiming to provide rapid relief and restore the corridor.