Motorways of Pakistan

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Motorways of Pakistan
National Highway Authority
Length2,567 km (1,595 mi)
Formed1997
Highway names
System links

National Highway Authority. At present, 2567 km of motorways are operational, while an additional 1191 km are under construction. Motorways are a part of Pakistan's “National Trade Corridor Project” and “China-Pakistan Belt Road Initiative,” from Khunjerab Pass near the Chinese border to Gwadar in Balochistan
. There are a total of 16 motorways, 11 of which are operational, while some are under construction and others are planned.

All motorways in Pakistan are prefixed with the letter 'M' (for "Motorway") followed by the unique numerical designation of the specific highway (with a hyphen in the middle), e.g. "M-1".[1]

History

M-2 motorway in the Salt Range
M-2 motorway exit to Sargodha

Pakistan's motorways are an important part of Pakistan's "National Trade Corridor Project", which aims to link Pakistan's three

national highways, and expressways
.

List of motorways

Name Route Length (km) Lanes Completion Year Status Remarks
M-1
M-1 Motorway
 		Peshawar–Islamabad 155 6 2007 Operational
M-2 M-2 Motorway Islamabad–Lahore 367 6 1997 Operational Repaved in 2016
M-3 M-3 Motorway Lahore–Abdul Hakeem 230 6 2019

Operational

Construction began in December 2015.
M-4 M-4 Motorway Pindi Bhattian–Multan 309 4-6 2019

Operational

Construction began in 2009.
M-5 M-5 Motorway Multan–Sukkur 392 6 2019 Operational Construction began in May 2016.
M-6 M-6 Motorway
Hyderabad
 		306 6 2024 Under Construction Ground breaking done on 13 December 2022
M-6 M-7 Motorway
Dadu–Hub
 270 N/A N/A Planned
M-8 M-8 Motorway Ratodero–Gwadar 892 2 2022 Partially Operational
Under Construction
M-9 M-9 Motorway
Hyderabad–Karachi
 136 6 2018 Operational Upgradation planned into 8 lanes.
M-10 M-10 Motorway Karachi Northern Bypass 57 2 2007 Operational Proposed for expansion into 4 lane.
M-11 M-11 Motorway Lahore–Sialkot 103 4 2020 Operational Construction started in 2018
M-12 M-12 Motorway Sialkot – Kharian 69 4 2024 Under Construction Construction started in September 2021
M-13 M-13 Motorway Kharian - Rawalpindi 117 4 2024 Under Construction
M-14 M-14 Motorway Islamabad–D.I Khan 285 4 2022 Operational Construction began in May 2016.

M-15

M-15 Motorway Hasan Abdal–Thakot 180 6-4-2 2020 Operational Also called Hazara Motorway. Construction began in 2016
M-16 M-16 Motorway Swabi – Chakdara 160 4 2020 Operational Also called Swat Motorway. Phase 1 operational in October 2020.Phase 2 construction started in May 2022 & will be completed in February 2024.
Total Length

Other proposed motorways

Name Route Length (km) Lanes Completion Year Status Remarks
Peshawar - D.I. Khan Motorway
 Peshawar – D.I. Khan 360 6 2024 Approved by ECNEC on 10 Sep 2021[3][4]
Dir Motorway
Dir – Swat
 		4 --
Mansehra–Muzaffarabad–Mirpur–Mangla motorway (MMMM)
Mirpur–Mangla
 		174 4 Planned[5]
Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe 6 Planned Under Feasibility
Shorkot–Layyah motorway Shorkot – Layyah 119 -- Connection with two CPEC routes[6]
Lahore–Kartarpur motorway Lahore – Kartarpur Connection to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur[7]

Map

Map of road systems in Pakistan

Network map

Map
Interactive map of motorways of Pakistan

Patrolling and enforcement

Motorway police patrolling the M-2 motorway

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 and heavy motorbikes for patrolling purposes and use speed cameras for enforcing speed limits. The nationwide contact number from both mobiles and landlines is 130, and is available 24 hours a day.

M-TAG

A RFID MTAG used for electronic toll collection in Pakistan.
A RFID MTAG used for electronic toll collection on controlled-access highways/motorways within Pakistan.

In 2016, NHA implemented

toll tax from a prepaid M-TAG account.[9][10] The service has since been expanded to all motorways, except M-14 and M-8, and is also used on Lahore Ring Road.[11][12]

Emergency runways

The

F-7P, during its Highmark 2010 exercise.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Highways Authority – Committed to Excellence". Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. ^ "Pakistan's smart motorways strength for regional connectivity". Global Village Space. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ "KP CM congratulates people on approval of Peshawar-D.I Khan, Dir Motorway". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. ^ "Peshawar-DI Khan Motorway PC-1 approved". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  5. ^ "AJK terms MMMM Expressway project of exceptional significance". www.nation.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30.
  6. ^ "Roznama Dunya Multan EDITION 11 December 2020 NEWS DETAIL | ID 5433077_36024805 |Daily Dunya ePaper|Roznama Dunya". e.dunya.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. ^ Bureau, Sikh24 Asia (17 December 2020). "New motorway approved to halve down the distance between Lahore and Kartarpur | Sikh24.com". Retrieved 2021-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway: Motorists demand restoration of e-tag system". The Express Tribune. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  9. ^ "Vehicles without M-Tag banned on M2". The Express Tribune. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  10. ^ "SERVICES". One Network. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  11. ^ Gulrez, Ali (2022-12-03). "M-TAG Now Operational on Multan-Sukkur Motorway M-5". INCPak. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  12. ^ Gulrez, Ali (2021-12-15). "MTag Registration Centers in Lahore". INCPak. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  13. ^ PAF Conducts Fighter Operations from Motorway Pakistan Air Force, Government of Pakistan website, Published 2 April 2010, Retrieved 2 March 2022

External links

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