There are suggestions that all the heavy vehicular traffic that passes through main arteries of Karachi be diverted to the Lyari Expressway relieving the pressure on the main thoroughfares of Karachi.

On the face of it seems like a good idea but will certainly pose challenges for the ordinary people commuting through the Lyari Expressway and specially those who have moved to the various housing colonies that have sprung up on the superhighway, and they commute daily to downtown Karachi from their residences.

So far the traffic load is bearable, but once all the heavy vehicles are diverted to the Lyari Expressway it will be a totally new ball game.

It is not just the number of heavy vehicles that will be on the expressway but their frequent confrontations with authorities, which presently blocks Mauripur Road on a regular basis.

As someone who commuted from Clifton to SITE every day for more than twenty years I can recall with some unease the number of times Mauripur Road was closed down due to some grievance of the........

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