The 306-kilometer Hyderabad–Sukkur Motorway serves as the focal point of a comprehensive connectivity package that ECNEC has approved. To improve delivery efficiency, the plan will be divided into five parts. An Islamic Development Bank loan will be used to finance the first 180 km (three sections), with federal funds or public-private partnerships supporting the remaining two sections. An estimated Rs363 billion will be spent on the project overall. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar presided over the meeting, and Jam Khan Shoro, a provincial minister and member of the ECNEC, represented Sindh.
Project overview and structure
| Project/Route | Length | Financing model | Scope/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad–Sukkur Motorway | 306 km | IsDB loan (first 180 km); federal/PPP | Five sections; phased delivery |
| Chundko (Sanghar)–Rohri Road | 221 km | Joint federal–Sindh | Desert corridor via Sanghar, through Khairpur |
| Mehran Highway Dualization | — | Approved for dualization | Safety and capacity upgrade |
| Rohri–Guddu Barrage Road Reconstruction | — | Joint federal–Sindh | Strategic irrigation/barrage access link |
| Thatta Coastal Highway | 36 km | Collaborative provincial–federal | Coastal connectivity enhancement |
| Tando Adam–Tando Allahyar New Roads | — | Joint financing | Urban–agri market linkage |
| Hyderabad–Sukkur National Highway Repairs | — | Expedited repairs | Safety and service continuity |
Financing and delivery
- The mixed capital stack combines multilateral financing with domestic funds and potential PPPs to balance affordability and speed.
- PPP options can be tailored—availability payments, hybrid annuities, or toll concessions—based on projected traffic and viability.
- Joint federal–provincial funding aligns incentives and eases fiscal burden while ensuring local execution ownership.
Governance and sequencing
- Phased construction allows early opening of completed sections to start delivering time and cost savings.
- Accelerated maintenance on the existing National Highway sustains reliability during motorway construction.
- Provincial advocacy by Jam Khan Shoro ensured alignment with Sindh’s mobility priorities, including desert, coastal, and irrigation-linked corridors.
Anticipated impact
- Lower end-to-end travel times between Hyderabad and Sukkur improve logistics competitiveness for agriculture, textiles, and manufacturing.
- Dualization and reconstruction significantly reduce crash risk and enhance resilience.
- Expanded access—Sanghar’s desert belt and Thatta’s coast—supports tourism, agribusiness, and rural markets.
- Job creation during construction, followed by long-term productivity gains and improved market integration.
