Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Wednesday that the much-delayed main corridor of the Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Karachi’s University Road would open to the public by March.
During his interaction with journalists near Nipa Chowrangi, Memon said: “University Road and Safoora Road will be completed by March.” Referring to severe criticism over the prolonged delay, the Sindh minister said inflation caused delays to the BRT project.
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“The government is not at fault for the delay in the projects; the delays were caused by inflation,” he added.
The Sindh government had announced in 2017 the construction of the Red Line BRT project from Malir Halt to Numaish via University Road. As per media reports, the initial cost of the project had been estimated at Rs79 billion, however, due to persistent delays and mismanagement, the estimated cost had escalated to Rs103 billion.
After the commencement of work in early 2022, the project was initially scheduled for completion by 2023, which was later pushed to 2024, and has subsequently been extended to March 2026.
