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| ایم ٩ موٹروے | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NHA | |
| Length | 136 km (85 mi) |
| Existed | 2017–present |
| History | Under construction |
| Major junctions | |
| South-west end | Karachi |
| N5 | |
| North-west end | Hyderabad |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Highway system | |
The M-9 (Urdu: موٹروے 9) is a 136-km long 6-lane under construction motorway (re-carpeting of existing Super Highway) connecting the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a part of Pakistan's Motorways Network.
The motorway is being constructed by the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) and Think Transportation is appointed as the Traffic Consultant for this Motorway. Construction begun in September 2015 and expected to be completed late 2017. This BOT type motorway project consisting of 134 km dual carriageway incl 3x addl lanes at both bounds, Toll Plazas, Interchanges, brs & culverts.The proj will reduce the distance / travelling between Kci & Hyderabad & can provide a fast, slow & Med lane track for easy access. Both city will be stretched with this carriageway in economical & business prospective. The motorway on completion will consists of
1- 136 km 6 Lane facility. 2- 275 Km 2x Lane Service Road on either sides. 4- 8 x Interchanges. 5-Karachi and Hyderabad Toll Plazas into 24 x lane facilities. 6- Introduce Weigh Stations on new interchanges to check overloading 7- Construction of 2 x Service Areas. 8- Construction of 2 x Trauma Centres.
M-3 and M-4 are Parallel Motorways in Punjab region, While re-carpeted super Highway declared as M-9 motorway between Karachi and Hyderabad.
| The project has been delayed for more than 10 years due to the lack of federal funding. |
See also
- Motorways of Pakistan
- National Highways of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- National Highway Authority
- Transport in Karachi
- Lyari Expressway
- Karachi Northern Bypass
- Mai Kolachi Bypass
- Malir Motorway
References
- Super Highway to get motorway status – Daily Dawn
- M9 motorway-PM to inaugurate Karachi-Hyderabad motorway today - Samaa News
- M9 motorway - PM in Karachi to inaugurate M-9 Motorway - Samaa News
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