ISLAMABAD: The first phase of 75 kilometers long completed section of six-lane Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway, M-9, will be formally inaugurated on Friday.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate.

The 75-kilometre completed section of the 136-kilometre M-9 has four interchanges, including Dada Bhoy, Industrial Valley, Nooriabad and Thano Bola Khan Interchange.

These interchanges will provide access to various areas, including Keer Thar National Park, Jhampeer, Kinjhar Jheel and Thano Ahmed Khan.

The 136-km Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway project was launched on September 17, 2015, which is expected to be completed by March next year at a cost thirty-six billion rupees.

The government is spending twelve hundred billion rupees on various highways and motorways which will change the economic outlook of the country.—Radio Pakistan