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No matter how advanced the railways or air services are, roads continue to be the prime source of major
traffic around the world. The same holds true in case of Pakistan as well. Although, the condition of road
network is not comparable with those of developed countries, but in the region, these are said to be quite
adequate despite bumps and cracks. In the past 20 years, there has been a major stress on development
of the road infrastructure. The first major highway of any consequence was the Super Highway that was
build in President Ayub's era, joining Karachi and Hyderabad in the Sind Province. Then a major break
through came when the Karakoram Highway was constructed with the assistance of China, connecting
Pakistan and China through one of the most rugged mountains of the world. At Khunjrab Top, the road
rose to be the highest in the world. Then came the motorway ear in the 90s when Lahore-Islamabad
motorway was completed with the assistance and technical expertise of the Koreans. Since then,
motorway netwqrk has extended to Peshawar, Faisalabad and plans are under way to connect Multan
and Karachi.
In other words, road transport is the backbone of Pakistan's transport system. The 9,574 km long National
Highway and Motorway network - which is 3.65 percent of the total road network - carries 80 percent of
Pakistan's total traffic. Over the past ten years, road traffic both passenger and freight - has grown
significantly faster than the national economy. Currently, it is accounting for 91 percent of national
passenger traffic and 96 percent of freight. However, over half the national highways network is in poor
condition, and the road safety record is poor. The countrys truck fleet is mostly made up of obsolete,
underpowered, and polluting vehicles, and trucks are often grossly overloaded. Truck operating speeds
on the main corridors are only 40 50 kph for container traffic, half of the truck speeds in Europe. For
trucks carrying bulk cargoes, the journeys take 3-4 times longer than in Europe.
The Karakoram Highway: The 1300 kilometres (800 miles) long KKH, or the N-5, originates from
Hassan Abdal, a place some 45 kilometres from Islamabad on the Islamabad - Peshawar Highway, goes
through Abbotabad, Manshera, crosses the River Indus at Thakot, on to Gilgit (through Besham, Pattan
and Sazin) and then to Chilas, Hunza and Sost before crossing the Khunjerab Pass at the height of some
4800 metres (15,750ft) - the Zero Point between Pakistan and China. It then enters the high Central Asian
plateau before winding down through the Pamirs to Kashgar, at the western edge of the Taklamakan
Desert. It is a marvel of human endurance, ingenuity and determination. Both Pakistani and Chinese
workers and engineers worked day and night over some of the most formidable and inaccessible
mountain ranges of the world, with deep gorges and torrential Indus running along the track with its full
might. The Indus River flows northwest, dividing the Himalaya from the Karakoram. The KKH runs along
the Indus for 310 kilometres of its climb north, winding around the foot of Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest
mountain in the world. Not far north of Jaglot the Gilgit river joins the Indus from the west. The highway
then leaves the Indus for Gilgit, Hunza and Khunjrab rivers to take on the Karakoram Range - where 12 of
the 30 highest mountains in the world overlook the KKH. At Khunjrab Pass, the KKH proudly stands as
the highest metalled border crossing in the world. En route to Khunjrab, before Gilgit, there is a road sign
inviting the attention of the tourists to stop and see the the Hindu Kush mountains converge with the
Karakoram Range, a part of the Himalayan mountain system. While traveling along the KKH, many a
tourist wonder as to how the Pakistanis and Chinese ever get this road through? Since the road has been
carved through a tectonic
collision zone and still generally
kept open. Read more ...
of
Kohat
to
as
congestion. The mountain range at Bostikhel has extremely complex geology. Intensive geotechnical
studies, therefore, were undertaken prior to initiation of the tunnel project. These studies included
geophysical exploration and other survey techniques. After execution of the survey project a study was
undertaken at National University of Sciences & Technology, Risalpur Campus, to determine
success/failure of the techniques used for predicting tunnel geology. After detailed survey, the project of
the tunnel was finalized with the assistance of Japan and Japanese standard was adopted in the tunnel
design as well as execution.
Left to Right: Lowari Top - The treacherous Zigzagged way to Lowari - The abandoned work
The plans for the revival of the tunnel work have recently been undertaken by the government of Pakistan
and a South Korean company has been assigned the work on the tunnel, which is scheduled to start in
October 2006. It is expected to be completed in three years at a cost of Rs.8 billion ($133 million US). It
will be Asias largest tunnel, according to local media reports. Lately there has been a revision in the plan
and now instead of a road, a railway link will be established through the tunnel as a wide road will cost
much more than simply a railway line.
Some of the other major highways which have either been completed or are under construction are:
The N-5: N-5 carries 60 % of entire traffic of the country. It is the life line of Pakistan. 80 % of
economic activity is being carried out through it. N-5 is the longest Highway having length 1756
Km. It connects Karachi to Torkham via Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.
Indus Highway: Indus Highway is vital not only for defense of the country but also to open up
West Bank of river Indus to greater economic activity. This project was conceived in early
seventies but was abandoned in 1978. The Government is now giving higher priority to this
project. Under Phase I & II, work on ten contracts covering a length of 823 kilometers of the
Highway has been awarded. Under Phase III, remaining sections covering about 400 km and
Kohat Tunnel will be taken up. Loan negotiations with OECF of Japan for Kohat Tunnel have
been finalized. Contracts for these works will be awarded during 1994.
Quetta-Dalbandin-Naukundi-Taftan Road: This road which provides the main link to Iran is
narrow and of low specifications. The Government has accorded top priority to this project. The
missing link between Nankundi and Taftan (124 km) has been completed. Improvement of 168
km of road between Dalbandin-Nankundi costing Rs. 1986 million is in hand.
Sukkur Bridge and Bypass: National Highway N-5 and N-65 are linked by the Sukkur Barrage
Road Bridge which is very narrow and not suitable for heavy traffic. In order to cater for the
increasing volume of traffic, a new bridge down-stream of the Barrage along with Sukkur By-pass
has been ordered at a cost of US $ 40 million. Negotiations are at advanced stage with Asian
Development Bank.
Tall-Parachiner Road: For the development of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, the
Government has accorded high priority to the completion of Tall-Parachinar road. Rs. 100 million
have been allocated during 1994-95 for the completion of this road. The Prime Minister has also
directed to extend this road upto Afghanistan border.
The Motorways:
M4 is from Faisalabad to Multan with a total length of 200 km. It has 4 lanes, which, in future, can
be increased to 6 lanes.
M5 is from Multan to Dera Ghazi Khan with a total length of 65 km and 4 lanes, which, in future,
can be increased to 6 lanes.
M6 is from Dera Ghazi Khan to Ratodero with a total length of 450 km and 4 lanes, which, in
future, can be increased to 6 lanes.
M7 is from Kakkar via Dureji to Karachi with a total length of 303 km and 2 lanes.
M10 is the Karachi Northern Bypass, which has a total length of 56 km and 6 lanes.
Contents
[hide]
3 See also
4 External links
Name
N-5
Route
Karachi to
Torkham
N-10
Makran Karachi to
Coastal Gwadar
Highway
N-15
Mansehra
to Chilas
N-25
Karachi to
RCD
Chaman
Highway
N-35
Hasan
Karakora Abdal to
m
Khunjerab
Highway Pass
Lane Lengt
Remarks
s
h
via
Hyderabad
, Multan,
Lahore,
6
1756 k Rawalpind
Lane
m
i and
s
Peshawar.
Pakistan's
longest
highway.
Runs
parrallel to
2
the
Lane 653 km Arabian
s
Sea
coastline
of Pakistan
2
via Naran
Lane 240 km and
s
Jalkhand
via Bela,
2
Khuzdar,
Lane 813 km
Kalat and
s
Quetta
2
806 km via
Lane
Abbottaba
s
d, Thakot
and Gilgit)
where it
becomes
China
N-40
Quetta to
Taftan
National
Highway
314
via
Naukundi
to
2
Zahedan,
Lane 610 km Iran where
s
it becomes
Road
84
2
Nowshera
Lane 193 km via Dir
to Chitral
s
Kuchlack
2
to Dera
N-50
Lane 332 km via Zhob
Ismail
s
Khan
via Kotri,
Shikarpur,
Dera
Ghazi
Khan and
Kohat.
N-55
2
Karachi to
1264 k Runs
Indus
Lane
Peshawar
m
parrallel to
Highway
s
the Indus
River.
Pakistan's
2nd
longest
highway.
2
Sukkur to
N-65
Lane 385 km via Sibi
Quetta
s
via Loralai
Qila
2
and Dera
N-70
Saifullah Lane 447 km
Ghazi
to Multan s
Khan
via Satra
2
Mile,
Islamabad
N-75
Lane 90 km Lower
to Kohala
s
Topa and
Murree
N-45
N-80
N-85
N-90
N-95
E-3
E-4
E-5
Tarnol to
Kohat
2
Lane 144 km
s
via
2
Hoshab to
Pangjur,
Lane 487 km
Surab
Nag and
s
Basima
Khwazakh 2
ela to
Lane 90 km via Alpuri
Besham
s
via
Mingora,
Manglour,
2
Kwazakhe
Chakdara
Lane 135 km la,
to Kalam
s
Madyan
and
Bahrain,
Pakistan
Wazirabad 2
to Pindi
Lane 100 km
Bhattian s
Faisalabad 2
to
Lane 184 km via Jhang
Khanewal s
2
Khanewal
Lane 100 km
to Lodhran
s
Route
Extends from Gilgit to Skardu
Total Length = 167 km
Extends from Kohala to Muzaffarabad
S-2
Total Length = 40 km
Extends from Muzaffarabad to Chakothi
S-3
Total Length = 55 km
Motorways of Pakistan
1 Features
o
1.1 Length
1.2 Lanes
1.4 Separation
1.5 Access
1.6 Numbering
2 History
o
5 Emergency runways
6 Gallery
o
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
[edit] Features
[edit] Length
Pakistan's motorways are either 6-lanes or 4-lanes, with all 4-lane motorways upgradable to 6lanes as traffic on them increases.
[edit] Speed Limit
Pakistan's motorways have a universal minimum speed limit of 80 km/h and a maximum speed
limit of 100 km/h for heavy transport vehicles and 120 km/h for light transport vehicles.
[edit] Separation
Pakistan's motorways have a central raised concrete median and grade-separated junctions.
[edit] Access
Access to Pakistan's motorways is restricted to fast moving vehicles only, including highperformance heavy bikes. The motorways are fenced on either side for safety and prevention of
unauthorized access by pedestrians, animals and slow-moving vehicles. Pedestrians, bicycles,
low-performance motorcycles, animal-driven carriages and other slow-moving vehicles are not
permitted on the motorways.
[edit] Numbering
All motorways in Pakistan are pre-fixed with the letter "M" (for "Motorway") followed by the
unique numerical designation of the specific motorway. Each numerical designation is separated
by a single numeral, i.e. M-1, M-2, M-3, etc.
[edit] History
Pakistan's motorways are part of Pakistan's "National Trade Corridor Project", which aims to link
Pakistan's three Arabian Sea ports (Karachi Port, Port Bin Qasim and Gwadar Port) to the rest of
the country and further north with Afghanistan, Central Asia and China.
The construction of motorways in Pakistan was first envisaged by the government of former
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif.[1]
[edit] M-2 Motorway
Pakistan's first motorway, the 367 km 6-lane M-2, connecting the cities of Islamabad and Lahore,
was constructed by South Korea's Dawoo Corporation and was inaugurated in November 1997
and was the first motorway to be built in South Asia.[2]
The plan to constuct Pakistan's second motorway, the 54 km 4-lane M-3, linking the Pindi
Bhattian Junction on the M-2 with Faisalabad was finalized in 1996 with an estimated cost of Rs.
8 billion. Initially, it was planned to have 6-lanes, however, due to the shortage of funds, it was
decided reduce the number of lanes to 4 with an option to upgrade it to 6-lanes in future.
Construction of the M-3 began in May 2002 and it was completed ahead of schedule in
September 2003 at a cost of Rs 5.3 billion. It was inaugurated and opened for traffic on 2
October 2003. Two bridges, one over a railway track and the second on a canal, were constructed
on the motorway, while two interchanges near Sahianwala and Faisalabad were constructed in
the second phase.[3]
[edit] M-1 Motorway
Pakistan's third motorway, the 155 km 6-lane M-1, linking Peshawar with the federal capital,
Islamabad, has been operational since 30 October 2007.
[edit] M-4 Motorway
Construction of Pakistan's fourth motorway, the 233 km 4-lane M-4, began on 19 August 2009.
Once completed, it will link Multan with the M-3 Motorway at Faisalabad.
[edit] M-5 Motorway
The M-5 is a planned 4 lane motorway that will link Multan with Dera Ghazi Khan. It will be
constructed after the completion of the M-4 Motorway.
[edit] M-6 Motorway
The M-6 is a planned 4 lane motorway that will link Dera Ghazi Khan with Ratodero. It will be
constructed after the completion of the M-5 Motorway.
[edit] M-8 Motorway
The 892 km 4-lane M-8 is under-construction in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Initially, it
will have 2 lanes with a further 2 lanes planned. The 4 lane motorway will be upgradable to 6
lanes. Once completed it will directly link the port city of Gwadar with the rest of Pakistan's
motorway network at Ratodero where it will link up with the M-6 Dera Ghazi Khan-Ratodero
Motorway.
[edit] List of Motorways in Pakistan
Sign
Name
Route
Lan Len
Status
es gth
Remarks
M-1
Peshawar
6
Operational
155 Operatio
Lan
since 30
Islamaba
km nal
es
October 2007
d
M-2
Operational
Islamaba 6
367 Operatio since
dLan
km nal
November
Lahore
es
1997
Operational
since 2
October 2003.
Operatio [4]
Connects
nal
M2 near Pindi
Bhattian to
Faisalabad
M-3
Pindi
Bhattian 4
54
Lan
km
Faisalaba es
d
M-4
Faisalaba 4
Under
Construction
233
dLan
Construc began on 19
km
Multan
es
tion
August 2009
M-5
Multan 4
Dera
Lan Ghazi
es
Khan
Planned
M-6
Dera
4
Ghazi
Lan Khan es
Ratodero
Planned
M-7
M-8
4
270
Lan
Planned
km
es
Ratodero 4
892 Under
Initially 2
- Gwadar Lan km Construc lanes with a
es
tion
further 2
lanes planned.
Construction
began on 15
October 2004.
As of
December
2011, 80% of
HoshabGwadar
complete
M-9
M-10
M9 is
currently the
4-Lane Super
Highway that
will be
upgraded to a
Hyderaba 6
6-Lane
136
dLan
Planned accesskm
Karachi es
controlled
motorway.[5]
Expression of
Interest (EOI)
were invited
by the NHA in
May 2011[6]
Linking
M9 with
N-25
north of
Karachi
4
57
Lan
km
es
Linking
Lahore
4
M2 to N7.5
Northern
Lan
5 north
km
Bypass
es
of Lahore
Orbital
motorwa
Lahore y around 6
85
Ring Lahore
Lan
km
Road (Linked es
to M-2
and N-5)
TorkhamTorkham 4
Peshawar
Lan Expressw
Peshawar es
ay (E-?)
Currently 2
lanes with an
Operatio
additional 2
nal
lanes
planned[7]
Operatio
nal
40 km
Partially
Operational,
Operatio
45 km Under
nal
Construction
Will connect
Pak-Afghan
Planned Border at
Torkham with
M1
Islamaba
Islamaba
d-Murreed4
Muzaffar
Murree - Lan abad
Muzaffar es
Expressw
abad
ay (E-?)
IslamabadMurree
Section
Partially
Operational/M
Operatio
urreenal
Muzaffarabad
Section Under
Construction
4
Lan 29
es
LahoreNankana Lahore - 4
Sahib Nankana Lan 63
Expressw Sahib
es
ay (E-?)
[edit] Patrolling and enforcement
Accesscontrolled
Planned expressway
linking N-5
with M-2[8]
AccessPlanned controlled
expressway[9]
Pakistan's Motorways are patrolled by Pakistan's National Highways and 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 uses speed cameras for enforcing speed limits.
[edit] Emergency runways
M-1 Motorway
M-1 Motorway
M-1 Motorway
M-1 Motorway
M-2 Motorway
M-2 Motorway in the Salt Range with a Motorway Bridge in the distance