M-10 motorway (Pakistan)

The M-10 (Urdu: موٹروے 10‎) or Karachi Northern Bypass (Urdu: كراچى شمالی متبادل راسته‎), is a 2-lane road of Karachi (one lane on each side) also called as Motorway. That connects the M-9 motorway to the Karachi Port, and provides an easy access to the transporters and to the commuters who can go directly to the Karachi port without entering the main arteries of city.

M–10 Motorway
Karachi Northern Bypass
Route information
Maintained by National Highway Authority
Length57 km (35 mi)
Major junctions
FromM-9
ToN-25 National Highway
Location
Major citiesKarachi
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

Route

The M10 begins north of Karachi at the end of Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, near the junction of the M9 to which it is connected through a Trumpet interchange. It then continues north for a few kilometers before turning west, where it forms an interchange with the N25. After this interchange it eventually turns south back towards Karachi and merges onto the KPT Flyover at Karachi Port.

History

The construction work on the Bypass started in 2002 and was completed in 2007.[1]

Junctions and interchanges
M10 Motorway
Northbound exits Junction Southbound exits

Bridge collapse

On September 1, 2007, a bridge collapsed in Karachi along the Karachi Northern Bypass, which had opened in August 2007 in which 6 people were killed. Karachi's mayor said the bridge was built by the state-run National Highway Authority and officially opened by President Pervez Musharraf.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-06-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. BBC NEWS | South Asia | Karachi road collapse kills six


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