MAIN HIGHWAYS OF PAKISTAN

MAIN HIGHWAYS OF PAKISTAN 

 Here is the detailed information about the main highways of Pakistan:

1. Karakoram Highway (KKH)

  • Distance: approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) from Kashgar, China to Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • Year of completion: Not specified, but reconstruction and upgrade works are underway as part of the $46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor
  • Cost: Not specified, but the reconstruction and upgrade works are part of the $46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor
  • Cities it connects: Kashgar, China to Abbottabad, Pakistan, and then connects to Hasan Abdal, Islamabad, and Lahore via the N-35 highway and the Grand Trunk Road, N-5


2. M2 Motorway

  • Distance: 375 km (233 mi)
  • Year of completion: 1997
  • Cost: PKR 34 billion
  • Cities it connects: Islamabad to Lahore, with interchanges at the M1 Motorway, the N-5 Grand Trunk Road, and the M4 Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway


3. M9 Motorway

  • Distance: 136 km (85 mi)
  • Year of completion: 2018
  • Cost: PKR 44 billion
  • Cities it connects: Hyderabad to Karachi, with interchanges at the N-5 National Highway and the Super Highway, M-9


4. Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2)

  • Distance: 375 km (233 mi)
  • Year of completion: 1997
  • Cost: PKR 34 billion
  • Cities it connects: Lahore to Islamabad, with interchanges at the M1 Motorway, the N-5 Grand Trunk Road, and the M4 Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway


5. Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M1)

  • Distance: 155 km (96 mi)
  • Year of completion: 2007
  • Cost: PKR 13 billion
  • Cities it connects: Peshawar to Islamabad, with interchanges at the N-5 Grand Trunk Road and the M2 Motorway


6. Faisalabad-Multan Motorway (M4)

  • Distance: 243 km (151 mi)
  • Year of completion: 2019
  • Cost: PKR 148 billion
  • Cities it connects: Faisalabad to Multan, with interchanges at the M2 Motorway, the N-5 Grand Trunk Road, and the M3 Motorway


7. Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M5)

  • Distance: 392 km (244 mi)
  • Year of completion: 2019
  • Cost: PKR 298 billion
  • Cities it connects: Sukkur to Multan, with interchanges at the N-5 Grand Trunk Road and the M4 Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway


8. Hazara Motorway (M15)

  • Distance: 180 km (112 mi)
  • Year of completion: 2020
  • Cost: PKR 133 billion
  • Cities it connects: Burhan to Hasan Abdal, with interchanges at the M1 Motorway and the N-35 highway


9. Sialkot-Lahore Motorway (M11)

  • Distance: 103 km (64 mi)
  • Year of completion: 2020
  • Cost: PKR 43 billion
  • Cities it connects: Sialkot to Lahore, with interchanges at the M2 Motorway and the N-5 Grand Trunk Road


10. D.I. Khan Motorway

  • Distance: 293 km
  • Year of completion: Currently under construction 
  • Cities it connects: Will connect D.I. Khan to northern Punjab, Balochistan, and south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and will aid the transportation of agricultural goods to major markets

11. M3 Motorway

  • Distance: 230 km
  • Year of completion: Opened in March 2019
  • Cities it connects: Abdul Hakeem and Lahore, with interchanges at the M2 Motorway and the M4 Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway


12. M6 Motorway

  • Distance: 310 km
  • Year of completion: Currently under construction
  • Cities it connects: Will connect Hyderabad to Sukkur, with interchanges at the N-5 National Highway and the M9 Motorway


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