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operated federally by Pakistan's National Length 4,266 km (2,651 mi)
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highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. "M-1".
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 List of motorways
3 Patrolling and enforcement
3.1 Emergency runways
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

History [ edit ]

Pakistan's motorways are part of Pakistan's

"National Trade Corridor Project",[1] which aims to
link Pakistan's three Arabian Sea ports (Karachi
Port, Port Bin Qasim and Gwadar Port) to the rest
of the country through its national highways and M2 motorway in the Salt Range

motorways network and further north with

Afghanistan, Central Asia and China. The project was planned in 1990.
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor project aims to link Gwadar Port
and Kashgar (China) using Pakistani motorways, national highways, and
expressways.

List of motorways [ edit ]

Name Length Completion
Course Lanes Status Remarks
& Sign (km) Year

Hazara Expressway
Peshawar–Islamabad[2][3][4] 155 6 2007 Operational interchange
completed in 2018.

Islamabad–Lahore[5][6][7] 367 6 1997 Operational Repaved in 2016[8]

Completed.

Not
inaugurated
due to some
reasons
Lahore–Abdul Construction began in
230 6 2019 Sharqpur
Hakeem[9][10] December 2015.
Rajana
Section
complete.[11]
Under
Construction

Sections 1,
2, 3, 5
Operational Construction began in
Pindi Bhattian–Multan[12][9] 309 4 2019
Section 4 2009.
Under
Construction

Sections 1
from Multan
Shuja'abad Construction began in
Multan–Sukkur[10] 387 6 2019
Operational. May 2016.
Under
Construction

**Construction not
started.**

Vital link missing that

connects North to
South & vice
Contract
Sukkur–Hyderabad 296 6 2020 versa,Contract
Awarded
awarded in May 2017
construction work has
not yet started due to
pending NHA
decision.

Partially
Operational
Ratodero–Gwadar[13] 892 2 Partially operational
Under
Construction

Construction began in
Hyderabad–Karachi[10] 136 6 2018 Operational
September 2015.

Karachi Northern Proposed 4 lane

57 2 2007 Operational
Bypass[14][15] expansion.

Under Construction began in

Sialkot–Lahore[10] 89 4 2019
Construction April 2017.

Under Construction began in

Hakla–D.I Khan[10] 280 4 2019
Construction May 2016.

Partially
Partially operational
Hasan Operational
180 6 2019 Hasan Abdal to
Abdal–Shinkiari[16][17][18] Under
Havelian
Construction

Patrolling and enforcement [ edit ]

Pakistan's Motorways are patrolled by Pakistan's

National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP),
which is responsible for enforcement of traffic and
safety laws, security and recovery on the Pakistan
Motorway network. The NH&MP use SUVs, cars Motorway police patrolling at M2

and heavy motorbikes for patrolling purposes and

uses speed cameras for enforcing speed limits.
Emergency runways [ edit ]

The M-1 motorway (Peshawar-Islamabad) and the M-2 motorway

(Islamabad-Lahore) each include two emergency runway sections of
9,000 feet (2,700 m) length. The four emergency runway sections
become operational by removing removable concrete medians using
forklifts. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has used the M-2 motorway as a
runway on two occasions: for the first time in 2000 when it landed an F-7P
fighter, a Super Mushak trainer and a C-130 and, again, in 2010. On the
last occasion, the PAF used a runway section on the M-2 motorway on 2
April 2010 to land, refuel and take-off two jet fighters, a [Mirage III] and an
F-7P, during its Highmark 2010 exercise.[19]

See also [ edit ]

National Highways of Pakistan Roads in Pakistan

portal

Expressways of Pakistan
Speed limits in Pakistan
Transport in Pakistan
Mandra Chakwal Road
Sohawa Chakwal Road

References [ edit ]
1. ^ 11. ^ "Abbasi opens incomplete motorway project - The
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Environment/PAK/40075/40 Nation" . nation.com.pk. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June
075-PAK-SEIA.pdf [permanent dead link] 2018.
2. ^ "M-1 to cut travel time by an hour" . DAWN.COM. 2007- 12. ^ "ADB approves $100m loan for M-4 motorway - The
10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-10. Express Tribune" . The Express Tribune. 2016-06-11.
3. ^ "Contract awarded to complete motorway" . Retrieved 2017-11-10.
DAWN.COM. 2002-04-08. Retrieved 2017-11-10. 13. ^ Shah, Syed Ali (2016-02-03). "Nawaz inaugurates
4. ^ Ali, Zulfiqar (2007-11-18). "PESHAWAR: Measures Gwadar-Hoshab (M-8) portion of CPEC" . DAWN.COM.
needed to improve safety on new motorway" . Retrieved 2018-04-28.
DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-10. 14. ^ " 'NHA told to prepare feasibility report for widening
5. ^ "Motorway cost exceeds Rs60 billion" . DAWN.COM. Northern Bypass' " . www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved
2002-12-04. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 2018-04-28.

6. ^ "Failed state? Try Pakistan`s M2 motorway" .
DAWN.COM. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
7. ^ "Revisiting Nawaz Sharif I, II & III: a mixed legacy - The
Express Tribune" . The Express Tribune. 2017-08-07.
Retrieved 2018-04-26.
8. ^ "Renovation of M2 to be completed by May" .
www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
9. ^ a b "Lahore-Multan motorway to be open for public in April
2018 - The Express Tribune" . The Express Tribune. 2017-
10-06. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
10. ^ a b c d e "NHA to complete 10 mega projects this year" .
www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
15. ^ "KARACHI: Northern Bypass to have 10 flyovers and
bridges" . DAWN.COM. 2003-04-19. Retrieved
2018-04-28.
16. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2017-12-27). "PM
inaugurates Hazara Motorway today" . DAWN.COM.
Retrieved 2018-04-28.
17. ^ "Hazara Motorway: Last remaining section to be opened
in May - The Express Tribune" . The Express Tribune.
2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
18. ^ "Haripur-Mansehra Motorway to be completed by May" .
www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
19. ^
http://www.paf.gov.pk/press_release/uploaded/MOTORWAY
-RELEASE02-04-10.pdf

External links [ edit ]

National Highway Authority

Pakistan National Highways & Motorway Police
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Motorways of Pakistan
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