Hyderabad Mirpurkhas Dual Carriageway Project
Works & Services Department – Government of Sindh
OBJECTIVE / OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT
The Works & Services Department intended to develop a dual carriageway road access from Hyderabad to Mirpurkhas city to reduce traffic congestion, and to provide quick and safe access to the commuters.
PROJECT BRIEF
Operations & Maintenance (30 years from substantial completion of Construction)
The Concessionaire shall undertake toll operations and regular maintenance of the Project Highway as per agreed standards.
Design & Construction (02 years)
A 60 kilometre dualization of existing two-lane road connecting Hyderabad to Mirpurkhas.
- Road: 58.7 km
- Lanes: 04
- Toll Booths at each end: 08
- Weighbridges: 03 numbers (Hyd, MPK and Rahuki)
- Pedestrian Bridges: 03
- U turns: 13
- Bridges: 03
- Catch pits: 21
- Box culverts: 08
- Pipe culverts: 40
SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT
- Reduced travel time and fuel from Hyderabad to Mirpurkhas
- Creation of approximately 5,000 direct job opportunities and 22,000 indirect job opportunities
- Uplift land values significantly
- Facilitation to major agricultural belt of Sindh
- Opportunities for local communities for jobs and businesses due to ease of road access as well as better law & order situation in the area
- Improve safety and reliability
PROJECT PROGRESS
- The HMDC Project achieved substantial completion of construction works in August 2012.
- The HMDC is the first major road sector project that is based on project financing from local lenders i.e. NBP and Summit Bank. The HMDC Project through toll & non-toll revenues successfully retired bank loan in December 2020.
- The HMDC project has commenced repayments of Subordinated debt to the GoS from March 2021.
- The HMDC project implemented most diversified technology of Electronic Toll and Traffic Management System (ETTMS).
CURRENT STATUS
The HMDC Project is under operational phase.