Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday inaugurated the Bhains Colony Flyover, also known as the Khalid Bin Waleed Flyover, announcing a series of major infrastructure initiatives aimed at easing traffic congestion and accelerating development across Karachi.
The flyover is expected to significantly reduce traffic bottlenecks in District Malir, particularly around Bhains Colony and the Mehran Highway, while eliminating frequent accidents at the railway crossing.
It will improve connectivity for residents of Malir and Ibrahim Hyderi, the Export Processing Zone, and commuters travelling between the National Highway (N-5) and the Mehran Highway.
The Bhains Colony Flyover and associated road works were executed by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) under the Competitive & Liveable City of Karachi initiative, with support from the World Bank.
The project was completed in a record five months for Rs1.865 billion. Although approved on July 21, 2025, physical construction began on September 21, 2025, and was fast-tracked to completion.
Shah said at the inauguration ceremony that the new flyover would provide long-term relief to commuters and support economic activity by ensuring uninterrupted traffic flow between key industrial and commercial zones.
Outlining upcoming projects, he said the city mayor has been tasked with completing a flyover at Azeempura within 100 days. He also noted that the Murghi Khana Bridge is in its final stages of construction.
Shahrah-e-Bhutto will be completed from Qayyumabad to Kathore within the next four to six weeks, with plans afoot to extend it up to the port, where the foundation stone will be laid soon, he added.
He announced that development projects worth Rs300 billion would be included for Karachi in the upcoming provincial budget, adding that Rs8 billion to Rs13 billion have already been approved for KMC schemes to accelerate civic works across the city.
Commenting on the demand for making Karachi a separate province, he rejected such calls, saying that such demands are unconstitutional and impractical. He reiterated that Karachi’s people are deeply connected with Sindh, and called for federal funds to be directly allocated to local councils to strengthen grassroots service delivery.
“On one hand they’re calling for strengthening local bodies, while on the other, they have involved the federal government to carry out some works in local councils through a federal company, the PIDCL.”
Earlier, Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah said that ongoing and upcoming projects would enhance Karachi’s infrastructure, beauty and public facilities, while Mayor Murtaza Wahab said the Bhains Colony Flyover had been completed on a fast-track basis to facilitate residents of Malir and adjoining areas.
Wahab highlighted that Shahrah-e-Bhutto, the Manzil Pump Flyover and multiple road projects in Korangi, Ibrahim Hyderi, Memon Goth and Malir are being executed by the KMC, adding that Rs8.5 billion have been secured for the construction of 25 new roads in Karachi.
The flyover begins at the Mehran Highway and terminates at the N-5. It is 682m long and 20.65m wide, featuring four traffic lanes (2+2), each 3.65m wide. Dual ramps of 345m and 247m have a maximum gradient of 3.5 per cent.
At-grade road works extend for 1,418m, with a design speed of 80km/h, while 1.5m-wide pedestrian walkways on both sides ensure safety. A parking lane and a service road up to the N-5 are also included.
The completion of the Bhains Colony Flyover is expected to provide seamless connectivity for heavy traffic and daily commuters, significantly reducing delays previously caused by the railway crossing, and strengthening Karachi’s overall traffic management and urban infrastructure network.
