The M-10 motorway () or the Karachi Northern Bypass () is a two-lane 57 km

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in Manghopir Town,

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. It connects the M-9 motorway to the

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, 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.

Route

The M-10 begins north of Karachi at the end of

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, near the junction of the M-9 to which it is connected through a

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. It then continues north for a few kilometers before turning west, where it forms an interchange with the Super Highway Link Road, Surjani Town Road, Hub Dam Road, Shahrah-e-Qaddafi, Orangi Link Road, Ittehad Town Road, and then

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. After this interchange, it eventually turns south back towards Karachi and merges onto the KPT Flyover at

History

The contract for the construction work was awarded to M/s ECI in May 2002 for Rs. 645.17 million through open bidding. The

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started the construction in June 2002, and completed it in 2007. Yousaf Barakzai of the

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served as the project director. The project was inaugurated by

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on 6 August 2007 at a total cost of Rs. 3.5 billion.

Junctions and interchanges

Bridge collapse

On 1 September 2007, the Shershah Bridge collapsed along the Karachi Northern Bypass, which had opened in August 2007. Six people were killed, while many others were injured.

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