Karachi’s Busy Flyover’s Pillars Show Visible Damage

The Jauhar Morr flyover in Karachi, a busy thoroughfare opposite Askari IV, has a deteriorating structural condition that has drawn safety concerns. Visible damage includes crumbling concrete, exposed rusting steel bars and cracks in its supporting pillars. Footage depicts chunks of concrete breaking away from several pillars and exposing steel reinforcement bars.

Residents have reported drug addicts congregating beneath the structure at night, who reportedly damage parts of the flyover, set fires underneath it, leaving blackened walls. An informal shelter has also sprung up beneath the flyover, with people sleeping there and leaving belongings. This has heightened residents' fears that continued deterioration, coupled with vandalism, could endanger public safety, especially considering the high volume of traffic above and below the flyover.

They have called upon authorities to repair damaged pillars, secure exposed steel reinforcement bars and prevent further damage. They've also requested an end to fires and vandalism, and an increase in nighttime police patrols. Citizens insist prompt action is needed to avert a potential accident. The story was first published on ProPakistani.