What PRASA is doing to improve the passenger rail service in the Western Cape
Pstt to bankers @ PC hotel (19-7-2012)
1. CONVERSION OF EXISTING 4-LANE SUPERHIGHWAY
INTO 6-LANE MOTORWAY (M9)
ON BOT (BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER) BASIS
2. The Karachi – Hyderabad section
of National Highway (populary
known as superhighway)
connects the port city of Karachi
with the North of Pakistan.
This section of the highway is
amongst the most densely
trafficked in the entire country
and is serving a traffic volume of
M-9 about 24,000 vehicles per day
with volume of large portion of
truck & trailer traffic.
3. The superhighway is also the shortest possible distance Alternative route are available via the N-5
between the two cities (Karachi & Hyderabad) and which the alignment being not-so parellel
further feeds into the main North –South Link of the as the superhighway and at the length of
National Highway. The superhighway length at 136km. 175km.
Other than Karachi Port, Qasim Port which located at
the South-East of Karachi City is also utilizing the HYDERABAD
Superhighway for logistic purpose as the N-5 being a
single carriageway with a condition not suitable for
trucks & trailer to travel.
M-9 : 136KM
KARACHI
Qasim
Port N-5 : 175KM
4. The highway was first constructed as 2-Lane single carriageway
with the assistance of World Bank during 1964 – 1968.
5. The highway are then duelized in year 1991 and converted to 4-
Lane Duel carriageway due to high increase in the traffic volume.
Toll is being collected from highway user by the NHA.
6. Presently, the traffic volume has exceed the duel carriageway
capacity and NHA has constructed an additional lane of 3m
shoulder as solution for present being.
7. To-date, highway users are facing inconvenience due to immerse growth of traffic volume and
presently exceeding the 4-lane capacity. The solution lies in the upgrading of the existing 4-
lane superhighway to a 6-lane Motorway (M-9).
The Project M-9 is to be carried out under PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) arrangement on
the BOT (Built-Operate-Transfer) Basic.
North Bound 2-Lane South Bound 2-Lane
8. To-date, highway users are facing inconvenience due to immerse growth of traffic volume and
presently exceeding the 4-lane capacity. The solution lies in the upgrading of the existing 4-
lane superhighway to a 6-lane Motorway (M-9).
The Project M-9 is to be carried out under PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) arrangement on
the BOT (Built-Operate-Transfer) Basic.
North Bound 3-Lane South Bound 3-Lane
9. Current Superhighway :: OPEN – TOLL – SYSTEM
Karachi Hyderabad
Toll $$ Toll
$$
Fuel Station
/ rest area
Town Area.
10. Soon, M9 Motorway :: CLOSE – TOLL – SYSTEM
Karachi
Toll Ticket Distance X $$
Hyderabad
Distance X $$ Ticket Town Toll Plaza Toll
Fuel Station
Fuel Station
/ rest area Distance X $$
/ rest area
Town Area.
11. The key engineering features of the M-9 Project, for the construction of world class
motorway, include :
1) Rehabilitation of the existing 136km 4-Lane existing carriageway ;
2) Construction of two (2) new additional lanes to become a 6-Lane M9 Motorway ;
3) Construction of Services Lanes @ certain urban, semi-urban, & rural area ;
4) Extension of all existing bridges ;
5) Construction of Two (2) New 16-Lane Main Toll Plaza at Karachi & Hyderabad &
Seven (7) New 4-Lane Mini Toll Plaza at each interchanges ;
6) Seven (7) new interchanges to be provided ;
7) Two (2) rest & service area to be provided ;
8) Seven (7) weight stations to be provided ;
9) Two (2) maintenance & operation compounds ;
10) Perimeter Fencing on both side of Motorway to define ROW ;
11) Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) for quick convenient & cashless transaction ;
12) Emergency Call Services to aid motorist in event of accidents & other emergencies;
13) CCTV & Centralized Operation Centre ;
14) Variable Message Signboards (VMS) for traffic updates & information to motorists ;
15) Other ancillary development relevant to the M9 Motorway ...
12. CONVERSION OF EXISTING 4-LANE SUPERHIGHWAY
INTO 6-LANE MOTORWAY (M9)
ON BOT (BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER) BASIS
13. Salient Terms
Clause Terms
Concession Period 28 years from the date of signing of CA.
Effective Date Date of signing of CA.
Financial Close Six (6) months.
Work Commencement Date Thirty (30) days from Financial Close.
Construction Period Thirty (30) months from Work Commencement Date.
14. Estimated Capital Expenditure
Rupees
Description (“PKR”)
Main Carriageway (North & South Bound)
12,898,796,912
Interchanges (7 nos)
1,507,732,244
Service Road
1,084,549,545
Service Areas (North and South)
676,595,473
Main Toll Plaza
378,494,986
Weigh Bridges & Allied Works
236,559,366
Construction Cost
16,782,728,525
General & Preliminary, Consultancy, Design & Project Management Fees
1,485,271,472
Grand Total
18,267,999,997
15. CONVERSION OF EXISTING 4-LANE SUPERHIGHWAY
INTO 6-LANE MOTORWAY (M9)
ON BOT (BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER) BASIS
16. Site Video @ Various Spot
HYDERABAD
5
4 6
7
3
2 8
1 9
10
11
12
KARACHI
21. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Proposed Lanes Widening towards the Median
North Bound 2-Lane South Bound 2-Lane
22. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Proposed Lanes Widening towards the Median
North Bound 3-Lane South Bound 3-Lane
23. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Proposed Lanes Widening towards the Median
to achieve following advantages :
24. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Proposed Lanes Widening towards the Median
to achieve following advantages :
25. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Proposed Lanes Widening towards the Median
to achieve following advantages :
26. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Proposed Lanes Widening towards the Median
to achieve following advantages :
27. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
The existing median width is approximately 7meter to 8meter between the edges of
Nth Bound Fast Lane & Sth Bound Fast Lane which make the lanes widening toward
median executable. However, there are estimated length of 15 – 20 km out of total
136km, require widening toward outer shoulder due to insufficient gaps in the median.
North Bound 3-Lane South Bound 3-Lane
28. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Median Width of Existing Superhighway Condition (North Bound Direction)
Median of 7 – 9 m available
for new lane widening
Existing M9 Existing M9 Additional
Slow Lane. Fast Lane. 3m Shoulder
29. Conversion of 4-lane superhighway to 6-lane motorway (M-9)
Median Width of Existing Superhighway Condition (South Bound Direction)
Median of 7 – 9 m available for
new lane widening
Additional
1m Shoulder
31. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
Various pavement distress are discovered in the existing 136KM M9 Super-Highway.
Among this pavement distress, NHA-KM 96 to KM136 are found to be the most serious
and require immediate attention.
32. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
The Rutting begin from KM-096…
M9 Hyderabad
Toll Plaza
KM136
KM96
33. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
And stretched all the way to KM136
till it is near M9 Hyderabad Toll Plaza.
M9 Hyderabad
Toll Plaza
KM136
KM96
34. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
Most of the heavy-weight truck /
trailer will avoid having their wheels
rolling on the rutting surface…
M9 Hyderabad
Toll Plaza
KM136
When avoiding the rutting surface...
The truck / trailer will have their wheel roll toward
the fast lane, which will disturb the motorist on
KM96 fast lane.
35. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
The most serious stretch can
be found in between KM 126
– 127 …
M9 Hyderabad
Toll Plaza
KM136
KM96
40. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
During Raining Season…
These rutting surface will be filled with water…
leaving all the motorist no choice, but to travel on the fast lane only.
41. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
These rutting surface also very likely to cause serious accident…
When travel at high speed, it is difficult for motorist to notice the rutting…
Many impatient motorist when travel behind a slow driving truck / trailer…
if the truck doesn’t give way, they will tend to divert to the rutting slow lane at
high speed, eventually lose control of their vehicle and enter into an accident.
42. Pavement Distress Rutting : NHA-KM 96 to 136
Accident @ KM 126…
Accident @ KM 110…
NB toward Hyderabad
NB toward Hyderabad
DATE : 30/3/2012
DATE : 5/4/2012
43. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
M9 PAVEMENT DISTRESS
NHA KM : 96 – 136
Propose Construction & Rehabilitation Work Sequence
44. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
The daily traffic volume on this stretch is very high @ appx 12,000 vehicles travel / day.
Out of 12,000 vehicles… 6,300 is belong to truck and 4-6 axle articulated truck.
As a result, proper traffic diversion must be executed in order not to cause traffic choke
at this stretch of the road.
Shoulder @ 1M width
Unlike other stretch of M9 super-highway where the shoulder is 3M wide…
The shoulder at KM-096 to KM-136 is only 1M width…
1M width is not wide enough to be apply as alternative lane for traffic
diversion purposes.
45. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
Since 1M width of shoulder can’t be serve as the purpose of alternative lane for traffic
diversion purposes… usually, temporary track should be consider in this manner…
However, such additional cost can be avoided, by constructing the new lane in the
mediam which to be a permanent road and also serve as a diversion route.
1) Site clearing & excavation work to be executed at the mediam without
disturbing the existing traffic.
46. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
2) The new road which to be serve permanent road to be constructed.
47. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
3) The NJB to be executed at site to avoid confusion of traffic for both
North-Bound and South-Bound or prevent some unpredictable incident
where a motorist from a bound accidentally enter into the other bound.
48. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
4) Road painting work to be executed for traffic diversion.
Diversion signboard, safety corn, & etc... to be place at site and ready for
rehabilitation work.
49. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
5) Rehabilitation work will then begin by removing the rutting surface.
50. Pavement Distress KM 96-KM136 WORK SEQUENCE
5) Rehabilitation work will then be completed.
76. Emergency Call Services to aid Motorist
in the event of car breakdown, accidents & other emergencies.
77. VMS , Variable Message Signboard
SLOW DOWN. MAINTENANCE
CAUTION : STALLED
WORK AT KM 78.
VEHICLES AT KM 108.
Variable Message Signboards to
be provided to inform Motorist
on the motorway condition…
For examples :
1) Cautioning motorist on
accident / maintenance work
ahead.
2) Informing traffic condition
and to advise alternative
routes if available.
3) Inform city condition if
unfortunate protesting or riots
occurred.