Report by Engineering Post
National Highway Authority (NHA)’s one of 66 under-implementation projects for varying durations and cost , Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway(M-6) has been approved for the fourth time by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at a cost of Rs 363 billion after previous attempts under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode had failed.
Originally approved in 2020 for implementation at a cost of Rs 165 billion, the project cost has by now risen by 121 percent.
Construction of 306 kilometers long 6-Lane divided, fenced Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway was okayed second time by the ECNEC in July 2022 for implementation at an estimated cost of Rs 399 billion. Against the throw forward of the same amount by the end June 2025, an allocation of Rs 15 billion has been provided under the Pubic Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of the Federal Government for financial year 205-26.
According to some reports, a Chinese company has expressed interest in the construction of all five sections of the motorway.
For possible inclusion: Construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway is the top priority of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and it made its support of federal budget 2025-26 approval and hence its inclusion in the PSDP 2025-26 as one of the top most priority projects despite resource constraints.
