Press Release

Consultant for Red Line BRT to be hired next week, Murad Says

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that the civil work of the Red Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project would be contracted out next week and a similar initiative was being made for the Yellow Line project.

He was presiding over a meeting of TransKarachi here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Transport Minister Awais Qadir Shah, Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab, Transport Secretary Shariq Ahmed and others.

The chief minister was told that the consultant for Red Line was being appointed next week and the transport department was also hiring a contractor to start the work.

The Red Line is a 26-kilometre-long project starting from Airport to Numaish and is being launched with the assistance of the World Bank.

The meeting also decided to finalise all the formalities to hire a consultant and contractors for BRT Yellow Line so that its work could also be started.

The Yellow Line is a 21-km-long BRT system starting from Korangi to Numaish.