Frontier Works Organisation resumed work on BRT Red Line Karachi Lot 2 on University Road on Sunday, Mayor Murtaza Wahab announced.
Wahab said Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah set a 90-day deadline to complete work on the mixed traffic corridor and drain.
“Happy to inform that work on the University Road has resumed from today by FWO,” Wahab said in a post on X.
Sources said authorities handed over the mixed traffic lanes of Red Line Lot 2 to FWO, while the main corridor contract for Lot 2 still awaits award to a contractor.
The development came days after authorities cancelled the Lot 2 contract for the Mosamiyat-to-Numaish corridor over persistent delays and unsatisfactory contractor performance.
TransKarachi said the decision followed concerns raised by an Asian Development Bank delegation over the pace and quality of work during a recent visit.
Officials said the delegation also flagged health, safety and environmental compliance issues on the section.
District authorities later sealed the contractor’s office linked to Lot 2, while officials began formal proceedings to finalise termination of the agreement.
The Red Line project began in 2022 with a 30-month completion target and originally had a June 2024 deadline. The project has two sections: Lot 1 from the Airport signal to Mosamiyat and Lot 2 from Mosamiyat to Numaish.
Karachi residents continue to face route disruptions and heavy traffic congestion because of the delayed corridor work.
