As all the land routes leading to District Korangi of the city were cut off on Monday for the third time during the current monsoon season, DG technical of Sindh local government department, Niaz Somroo shared that a flyover parallel to the Jam Sadiq Bridge over Malir River had been proposed for the Yellow Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
The Yellow Line project is a 21-kilometre-long segregated bus route from Dawood Chowrangi in Landhi all the way till Numaish Chowrangi.
According to report by The News, Somroo revealed that the Sindh government was planning to construct a large structure which would have a segregated track for the Yellow Line bus service and another track for normal vehicular traffic. He was, however, not sure when this proposed flyover would be constructed, as the project was with the Sindh transport department.
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Massive gridlock was observed in the entire district on Monday evening, due to closure of the Korangi Causeway and EBM Causeway, which have been built on the river bed of the Malir River.
The traffic was suspended along the Korangi Crossing and citizens could use only the single alternative route to Korangi, the two-lane Jam Sadiq Bridge. Due to the closure of the EBM Causeway, the movement of traffic from Baloch Colony towards Brookes Chowrangi was also stopped for several hours.
Jam Sadiq flyover is mostly used by heavy industrial traffic, as it directly lands in the Korangi Industrial Area, whereas, the causeways are used by the commuters going towards residential areas of Korangi.
Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani has also assured that the Sindh government could ponder on constructing a wide flyover over Malir River to resolve this issue.
