M9 motorway (Pakistan)

The M-9 (Urdu: موٹروے 9‎) is a 136-km long 4-lane highway connecting the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a part of Pakistan's National Highways Network.

The Super Highway is currently being converted into a 6-lane limited-access or controlled-access motorway, which, after completion, will be redesignated the "M-9." The project is part of a package of development under the aegis of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

In July 2014, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the National Highway Authority to initiate work on the Super Highway project, M-9, which is likely to cost Rs 42 billion.^[1]

Conversion into M-9 Motorway

The Super Highway is in the process of being upgraded into a 6-lane access-controlled motorway, designated the "M-9". Expression of Interest (EOI) were invited by the National Highway Authority (NHA) in May 2011^[2] The NHA awarded the Rs. 24.93 billion contract to the Malaysian construction company, Bina Puri Holdings Bhd, on Built Operate Transfer (BOT) basis.^[3] The proposed 136-km long motorway will be completed in three years. The M-9 Motorway will have 20 interchanges, 2 service areas at the midway points and 16 toll plazas on entry and exit points.^[4]

National highway (M-9) Jamsshoro Toll Plaza Overfly

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

External links

Motorways of Pakistan
Motorways	M-1 M-2 M-3 M-4 M-5 M-6 M-7 M-8 M-9 M-10 Hakla–Dera Ismail Khan Motorway (U/C) Sialkot–Lahore Motorway (U/C)