Motorways Of Pakistan
Muhammad Noman
15-CLT-36
Contents
Introduction
History
Introduction
A network of roads that have a number of
lanes and connect different towns and cities
with intersecting roads via stop lights is a
system of highways in any country.
Motorway connects two or more important
cities. It allows us to reach our destination at
a high speed.
History of Roads
The beginning of road construction could be
dated to the time of the Romans
By about 10,000 BC, rough roads/pathways were
used by human travelers
The world's oldest known paved road was laid
in Egypt some time between 2600 and 2200 BC
In the 8th century AD, many roads were built
throughout the Arab Empire. The most
sophisticated roads were those in Baghdad,
which were paved with tar
The construction of modern highways begin in
the mid 20th century
Motorway;
Median= 5m
shoulder width = 4m
Lane width = 9ft to 15ft
Construction
The first motorway in Pakistan was
opened in November 1997
By April 2010, the total length of operational
motorways in Pakistan was 632 km.
Present length of operational motorways in
Pakistan is 1005 kilometers.
Operational Motorways of Pakistan
M- 1
It is planned to be completed to 2007
Peshawar to Islamabad
L e n g t h - - - 155km
No of lanes – 6
Exits----9
M - 2
It is planned to be completed to 1997
Islamabad to Lahore
L e n g t h - - - 367km
No of l a n e s - - - 6
It was also the first motorway to be built in South
Asia
Exits----22
M- 3
It is planned to be completed to 2018
Pakistan's second motorway
Lahore to Abdul Hakeem
Length - - - 230 k m
No of l a n e s - - - 6
Exits----9
M-4
• Construction began in 2009.
• Sections 1, 2, 5 Operational
Sections 3, 4 Under Construction
• Pindi Bhattian to Multan
• L e n g t h - - - 309 k m
• No of lanes - - - - 4
• Exits----19
M- 5
• It is planned to be completed to 2019
• Multan to Sukkur
• Construction began in May 2016.
• Sections 1 from Multan Shuja'abad Operational. Under
Construction
• L e n g t h - - - 387 k m
• No of L a n e s - - - 6
• This is also known for Karachi-Multan-Lahore
Motorway Short as KLM Project
• Exits----11
M - 9
Construction began in September 2015
• It is planned to be completed to 2018
• Hyderabad to Karachi
• 6-lane motorway
• Length---136 km
• 16 toll plazas on entry and exit points.
M- 10
It is planned to be completed to 2007
It is located in Sindh province, however i t is
mostly referred to as the Karachi Northern Bypass
L e n g t h - - - 57 km
No of lanes–- 2.
Exits----3
M-11
It is planned to be completion year 2018
Its length is 8 9 k m .
4 lanes.
Sialkot to Lahore
Under construction
Construction began in April 2017.
Exits----7
M-14
It is planned to be completion year 2019
Hakla to D.I Khan
Length is 280 km
No of lanes–-4
Under Construction
Construction began in May 2016..
Hazara Motorway
It is planned to be completion year 2019
Hasan Abdal to Mansehra
Length 180km
No of Line 6
Partially Operational
Under Construction
Planned Motorways
M- 6
It is planned to be completion year
2020
It has 2 9 6 k m length.
It has 6 lanes.
Sukkur to Hyderabad.
M-7
It is planned to be completion year Not
Confirm
It has 2 7 0 k m length.
Dadu to Hub
It has 4 lane.
It connects Kakkar with Karachi.
M- 8
Its length is 8 9 2 k m .
2 lanes.
Retodero to Gwadar
Under construction i n sindh and balochistan
provinces.
Initially i t has 2 lanes w i t h f u r t h u r 2 lane planned.
It links Gwadar city w i t h rest o f Paksitan.
