The Karachi city government has initiated planning to construct Southern Bypass to link the National Highway to the city and ease traffic pressure by diverting the National Highway bound heavy traffic to the new bypass. This was stated by City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal while addressing a consultative meeting of IT experts and other officials. He said that after the completion of Southern Bypass project, the effectiveness of Northern Bypass and Lyari Expressway would also be enhanced.