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[nemfrog]

Rim and tire changing tools. Ken Quality Tools : Catalog No. 50-51. 1953. Cover.

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[mvaljean525]

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Larry Eigner  1927–1996

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Graphic - Daniel Martin Diaz  (B.1967)

[danismm]

New Super Highway over the Altamont Pass, California 1941

[silveragelovechild]

Electrons traversing the Internet Super-Highway

[drmorbius12]

When I got out of work the other day, I saw this and immediately wanted to jump on and let it take me to a home of a different sort!

[risingpakistan]

The Super Highway

The Super Highway 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."

Route

The Super Highway begins north of Karachi at the end of Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, near junction of Karachi Northern Bypass (also known as M10). It is connected with the Karachi Northern Bypass with a trumpet interchange. Then it continues out of the city. From there it continues on a north-east track and forms a junction with the N5 via a link road. The highway ends outside of Hyderabad, in the suburban town of Kotri with a cloverleaf interchange where it merges into the N5.

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[1] The NHA awarded the Rs. 24.93 billion contract to the Malaysian construction company, Bina Puri Holdings Bhd, on Built Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. The proposed 136-km long motorway will be completed in three years. The M-9 Motorway will have 7 interchanges, 2 service areas at the midway points and 16 toll plazas on entry and exit points. 

[emergingkarachi]

Addresses and Phone Numbers of Universities in Karachi

        Agha Khan UniversityStadium Road. Ph: 493-0051    Fax: Email: Website: http://www.akuweb.com

  Baqai Medical UniversityBaqai Chowk, Near Toll Plaza, Super Highway. Ph: 6350433 - 6350434 - 4507653-4    Fax: Email:  FAST - National UniversityST-4, sector 17-D, Shah Latif Town, National Highway Ph: 111-128-128, 5013846, 5017012-13    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.fastics.edu.pk Greenwich HouseDK-10, 38th Street, Darakshan, Phase Vl, Defence Housing Authoriy. Ph: 584-0397-98, 111-202-303    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.greenwichuniversity.com Hamdard UniversityMadinat al-Hikmah, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue Ph: 690-0000, 699-6001    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.hamdard.edu IBAUniversity Road Ph: 111-422-422    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.iba.edu Karachi UniversityUniversity Road Ph:    Fax: Email: Website: http://www.kudcs.edu.pk Mohammad Ali Jinnah University22 / E, Block / 6 P.E.C.H.S Ph: 4311325, 4314206-09    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.jinnah-khi.edu.pk NED UniversityUniversity Road Ph: 4969261-68    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.neduet.edu.pk Sir Syed University of Engineering & TechnolgyUniversity Road Ph: 4988000-2, 4980072, 4980059, 111-994-994    Fax: [phone] Email: Website: www.ssuet.edu.pk SZABIST90 Clifton Ph: 5830447-8, 5838034-5    Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: www.szabist.edu.pk Addresses and Phone Number of Universities in Karachi

[emergingkarachi]

Lyari Expressway Karachi

Lyari Expressway is a highway currently under construction along the Lyari River in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This toll highway is designed to relieve congesti

The Lyari Expressway project was launched on May 11, 2002 with the aim of serving as a commuting artery connecting Mauripur Road and the Super Highway and to alleviate the burden of traffic plying between Karachi Port and the Super Highway heading upcountry.

It will be a 16.5 km 8 lane expressway that will consist of four lanes on both sides, with two interchanges, five overpasses and five underpasses. Moreover, two lanes each will be constructed on either bank of the Lyari River. Once completed, traffic volume is estimated at 34,000 vehicles. The expressway will have toll plazas at four locations.[1]

 The cost of developing this expressway has been revised several times since it was first proposed. Originally estimated at Rs 5.1 billion, as of March 2006 it is expected to cost Rs 8 billion once completed.[2]

When work started on the Lyari Expressway in May 2002, the National Highway Authority (NHA) had expected to complete it in 30 months (i.e. by November 2004). Having revised the completion schedule, as of December 2006 the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), the executing agency for the NHA, expects the southbound section running from Sohrab Goth to Mauripur Road completed by the end of 2007.[3]

History

This section is copied as-is from an article[4] in the Dawn newspaper.

"The Lyari Expressway was nowhere in the picture until 1986. The Karachi Master Plan 1975–85 had proposed the Northern and Southern Bypasses to enable traffic going upcountry from Karachi port to bypass the city and thus ease congestion and pollution. The Southern Bypass was designed to go through the Defence Authority area and link Karachi port with the National Highway. It had to be dropped because of stiff resistance from the DHA on environmental grounds. The Northern Bypass that could have been easily constructed then was not built on account of the apathy of the policy makers.

Public attention was focussed on the Lyari, which wrecked (sic) destruction in 1977 when heavy rains caused severe flooding to 200 deaths. Wapda did come up with a flood protection plan but this was never implemented. In 1986, the Lyari Expressway was proposed as an alternative to the Northern Bypass, but was found unfeasible since 100,000 people would have to be evicted. The floods in 1993 led to the revival of the plan for the expressway as a device for flood protection apart from its function of providing another traffic corridor. Opposition from civil society led the Sindh government to arrange public hearings on the project in 1996 after which the Lyari Expressway was dropped and attention was focussed on the Northern Bypass for port traffic. This was found feasible in view of the fact that most of the land on which it was to be built was uninhabited. Four years later in 2000 the Karachi Port Trust decided to begin work on the Bypass on a BOT basis. It was to be a six-lane highway 68 km in length that would connect Mauripur to the Super Highway beyond the toll plaza at Sohrab Goth.

In June 2001 there was a change of heart and the government came up with the idea of building both the Northern Bypass and the Lyari Expressway together in the budget for the bypass alone. This two-in-one approach appealed to the highest quarters though it is not known how this feat was to be achieved by those masterminding it. The work was entrusted to the National Highway Authority and the FWO (Frontier Works Organization) was appointed contractor for LEP (Lyari Expressway Project), and the NLC for the bypass. The alignment of the bypass was changed to make it shorter and its lanes were reduced to four to cut the cost."

Displacement and resettlement

Main article: Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project

The construction of the Lyari Expressway required the demolition of 15,000 housing units[5] and the displacement of 24,400 families[6] living along the Lyari River. This is thought to be the largest urban demolition project for the purpose of road-making in the world.[7] To resettle the displaced people, the government launched the Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project. As part of this project, the people were given a compensation package that included an 80 square yard plot of land on the outskirts of Karachi and Rs 50,000 for construction. The lands were allotted in newly developed suburbs in Hawke's Bay, Taiser Town and Baldia Town.

The demolished settlements along the Lyari River in most cases did not have all the utilities and were not planned constructions. The new suburbs at Hawke's Bay, Taiser Town and Baldia Town however have been planned with utilities, transport, schools, parks and roads.. An assessment made in a Dawn newspaper article describes the new sites as follows.

"The exercise has offered a mixed bag to the people affected. The sites developed in Taiser Town, Hawke's Bay and Baldia are neat, clean and offer the advantage of an open environment. It is said that when the Hawke's Bay site for the Lyari affectees was launched in 2002 the displaced people were virtually dumped in the open with no water, electricity or gas. There were no regular bus services connecting it with the city.

But visits last month present a different picture. Taiser Town and the Hawke's Bay sites appear well developed. They had electricity connection, sewage lines had been laid and homes had started receiving gas connections. The plantation — of course not enough to make the entire area lush green— was substantial by Karachi standards.

Another positive aspect of life in the resettlement sites for those who are fortunate to get it is education. However it has not been easy sailing for everyone. There are not enough schools (and only one at the secondary level) though the Citizens Foundation (TCF) schools and others are being upgraded gradually. This means that the older children have suffered, and many of them have given up their education".[8]

Controversy

The neighborhoods along the Lyari River had developed over several decades, with some people having lived there for generations. As such, their forced removal and the demolition of their homes has resulted in widespread opposition and generated controversy. There has been pressure from groups within the country as well as foreign non-governmental agencies to halt construction or provide a better compensation package for the displaced people. Despite these controversies, resettlement has gone ahead and construction has continued.

The controversy was the subject of a 2002 short documentary film titled "The People vs. Lyari Expressway". The film was written and directed by Maheen Zia and was screened at the Kara Film Festival in Karachi.on in the city of Karachi.