Expressways of Pakistan

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Expressways of Pakistan
پاکستان کے گزرگاه
System information
Maintained by
National Highway Authority
Length286 km (178 mi)
Formed2002
Highway names
System links

Expressways of Pakistan (

national highways, but differ from motorways
by having fewer access restrictions. All federal expressways are pre-fixed with the letter 'E' (for "expressway") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle).

List of federal expressways

Sign Course/Name Length Lanes Comp Status Remarks
BP-Peshawar Northern Bypass Peshawar Northern Bypass 32 km 4 2013 Operational Links
N-5.[1]
E-1 E1 Expressway
Peshawar–Torkham Expressway
65 km 4 2023 Proposed Will link
M-1 with Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan.
Construction scheduled for 2018.[2]
30px|E-2|link=E2 expressway (Pakistan)]] E2 Expressway
Islamabad Expressway
28 km 10 2018 Partially Operational
Proposed
Connecting
E-75
E-3 E3 Expressway
Kot Sarwar–Hafizabad–Wazirabad Expressway
100 km 4 2020 Proposed Feasibility study underway.
Will link
M-4
junction at Pindi Bhattian.
E-4 E4 Expressway
Faisalabad-Jhang–Khanewal Expressway
184 km 4 Proposed Links Faisalabad to Khanewal via Jhang and Shorkot.[3]
E-5
E5 Expressway
Khanewal–Lodhran Expressway
103 km 4 2019 Operational Links Bahawalpur and Lodhran to M-4
E-6
E6 Expressway
Sukkur–Jacobabad Expressway
69 km 4 2020 Proposed Feasibility study underway.[4][5]
E-6B
E6B Expressway
Ratodero-Sehwan Expressway
200 km 4 2020 Proposed Feasibility study underway.[4]
E-75 E75 Expressway
Islamabad–Muzzafarabad Expressway
130 km 4 2017 Partially Operational
Under Construction
Islamabad–Murree section opened in 2013.
Murree–Muzaffarabad section proposed.
E-90 E90 Expressway
Besham–Khwazakhela Expressway
66 km 4 Proposed Will link N-35 with N-90.[6][7]
E-Lahore-Nankana Sahib Lahore–Nankana Sahib Expressway 66 km 4 Proposed Feasibility study underway.[8]
Mansehra–Muzaffarabad–Mirpur–Mangla Expressway
(MMMM)
200 km 4 Proposed Feasibility study underway.[9]

List of provincial expressways

List of municipal expressways

Map

Map of road systems in Pakistan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Account Suspended" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  2. ^ "NHA to build new motorways, expressways". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  3. ^ "National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program - Project I" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ a b "Rs40bn allocated for highway projects - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "PM Nawaz approves 4-lane Shangla–Khwazakhela expressway". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  7. ^ "PM approves construction of four-lane expressway connecting Besham with Khwazakhela". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  8. ^ "NHA briefs NA body about ongoing projects - News". Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  9. ^ "AJK terms MMMM Expressway project of exceptional significance". www.nation.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30.

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