3. Motorways of Pakistan
The Motorways of Pakistan are a
network of multiple-lane, high-
speed, limited-
access or controlled-access
highways in Pakistan, which are
owned, maintained and
operated federally by
Pakistan's National Highway
Authority
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5. • 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 through its national
highways and motorways network
and further north with Afghanistan
,Central Asia and China
6. M-2 Motorway
• Pakistan's first motorway, the 367 km 6-
lane M-2, connecting the cities
of Islamabad and Lahore, was constructed by
the South Korean company Daewoo and was
inaugurated in November 1997. It was also
the first motorway to be built in South Asia
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8. Salt Range in M-2
• Salt Range of M-2 is considered to be the most
dangerous part of Motorway due to sharp
elevations and depressions
• This road requires experienced drivers for
HTVs as momentum of buses and trucks is
very high and cars become unstable and it is
difficult to stop them
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10. M-3 Motorway (Pindi Bhattian to
Faisalabad)
• The M3 is a motorway that links the city
of Faisalabad with the M2 motorway. The M3
will eventually become an important link
connecting southern Pakistan with the north.
It is only 53 km long making it the shortest
motorway of Pakistan. It has 2 junctions in
between.
• Major Cities: Sargodha and Chiniot
11. • M-3 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
6lanes in future. Construction of
the M-3 began in May 2002
12. • M-3 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 three interchanges near
Sahianwala, Diyal Garh and Faisalabad
were constructed in the second phase.
13. Interesting fact of M-3
• The M3 is Pakistan's shortest motorway. On
the completion of M3, Route from Faisalabad
to Rawalpindi reduced about 8 hours to 3
hours. It is a notable point that many products
are traded through M-3. Faisalabad is also
known as the Manchester of Pakistan. M3 has
made it quick to dispatch products to
Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Azad Kashmir
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16. M-1 Motorway
• This is the third motorway of Pakistan
• This motorway is from Islamabad to Peshawar
• The M1 is a motorway in Punjab and KP as it is
155 km long, with 67 km in Punjab and the
remaining 88 km in KP.
• It has become a vital link
to Afghanistan and Central Asia and is
expected to take much traffic off the highly
used N5. It is part of Pakistan's Motorway
Network
17. M-1 Motorway
• The M1 was inaugurated in 2004 by
President Pervez Musharraf. On 30 October
2007, the remaining portion was inaugurated
by President Musharraf and opened to the
public the following day.
• M1 has 9 interchanges at Fatehjang, Bhatar,
Burhan, Rashaki, Swabi, Chachh (under
construction), Charsadda, Northern Bypass
and Ring road on N-5.
18. M-1 Motorway
• There are 3 major bridges on Haro, Indus and
Kabul rivers, 18 flyovers, 27 other bridges, 137
underpasses and 571 culverts. 10 services
areas— five on the each side of the
motorway— would be provided out of which,
four mini service areas at km-4 and km-106
have been completed. Six main service areas
at Haro bridge, Indus River and Kabul River
will start functioning after some time as they
are still under constructions
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21. M-1 Motorway
• It is the only motorway of Pakistan that is part of AH1
and it maintained by National Highway Authority (NHA)
• Asian Highway 1 (AH1) is the longest route of
the Asian Highway Network, running 20,557 kms
(12,774 mi) from Tokyo, Japan via Korea, China, Hong
Kong, Southeast
Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran
to the border betweenTurkey and Bulgaria west
of Istanbul where it joins end-on with European route
E80
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23. M-4 Motorway
• The M4 is an under-construction
motorway in Punjab province, Pakistan. It will
be a 233 km long, 4-lane (with capacity to
increase to 6-lanes) access controlled
motorway with 8 interchanges. Upon
completion, it would connect the M3 with
the M5 and the cities
of Faisalabad and Multan
24. M-4 Motorway
• Construction began on 19 August 2009 with
the ground-breaking ceremony performed by
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza
Gillani. Construction is expected to take three
years to complete but due to political
instability and security reasons it is still under
contruction even after seven years and will at
least take another year
25. M-4 Motorway
• The M4 will begin at the termination of
the M3 at the Sargodha Road Interchange on
the northern outskirts of Faisalabad. It will
continue on a southwest course connecting
the cities of Faisalabad, Gojra, Toba Tek
Singh, Shorkot, Abdul Hakeem, Khanewal
and Multan. Once at Khanewal, it will merge
onto the N5 temporarily until the M5 is
complete
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27. • The M4 will have four sections:
• (i) Faisalabad-Gojra 58 km
• (Completed and Opened for public traffic)
• (ii) Gojra-Shorkot 62 km
• (Under Construction)
• (iii) Shorkot-Din Pur-Khanewal 64 km
• (Construction pending)
• (iv) Khanewal-Multan 45 km
• (Opened for public traffic)
• whereas two large bridges will be constructed on
the River Ravi and Sadhnai Canal
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30. M-5 Motorway
• The M5 Motorway, also known as
the Karachi-Lahore Motorway is a 1,152 km
long road which will connect Pakistan's two
largest cities by a 4 to 6-lane controlled access
highway designed for travel speeds up to 120
kilometers per hour. It was devised in the early
1990s under as the M5 Motorway. It is now
considered a major component of the China
Pakistan Economic Corridor, and will cost
approximately $6.6 billion, with the bulk of
financing to be distributed by various Chinese
state-owned banks.
31. History of M-5 Motorway
• Approval for a Chinese-financed motorway
between Karachi and Lahore predates the
formal announcement of CPEC, and was
granted in July 2014.
• Plans for such a motorway linking the two
cities was first devised over 25 years ago, with
construction works on Pakistan's first
motorway projects commencing in 1991.
32. Project Details
• The project is divided into four sections
• First Section: Karachi to Hyderabad(M-
9)
• Second Section: Hyderabad to Sukkur
• Third Section: Multan to Sukkur
• Fourth Section: Multan to Lahore
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34. M-6 Motorway
• M-6 will be from Multan to D.G Khan
• It is 4 lane divided
• It’s length will either be 84kms or 100kms
• Land acquisition underway.
• The project is expected to be completed
towards end of 2017.
35. M-7 Motorway
• M-7 will be from Dadu to Hub
• It is 4 lane divided
• Its length will be 350kms
• Project was commenced in 2014,still under
construction
• Project is expected to be completed by the
end of 2017
36. M-8 Motorway
• The M8 is an under-
construction motorway in Balochistan and Sin
dh provinces of Pakistan. This route is partially
constructed. 193 Km long stretch between
Gawadar and Hoshab was inaugurated by PM
Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief Raheel Sharif on
Feb 3, 2016
• The M8 will have 4-lanes and a total length of
892 km. Initially, 2-lanes will be constructed after
the completion of which another 2-lanes will be
added, thus making a total of 4-lanes
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38. • The M8 will start from Ratodero in Sindh Province and
enter Balochistan Province passing near the towns
of Khuzdar, Awaran, Hoshab, Turbat before joining
the Makran Coastal Highway just east of the port city
of Gwadar.
• The M8 will cross the Dasht River and pass near
the Mirani Dam in Balochistan Province.
• The M8 is being constructed by Pakistan's National
Highway Authority.
• Construction of the M8 commenced on 15 October
2004.
• According to a newspaper report of July 23, 2015 the
construction arm of Pakistan army, Frontier Works
Organization (FWO) has completed 502 of 870
kilometer of this road
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40. M-9 Super Highway
• The Super Highway is a 136-km long 4-
lane highway connecting the cities
of Hyderabad and Karachi in the Sindh province of
Pakistan. It is a part of Pakistan's National Highways
Network
• The Super Highway is currently being converted into
a 6-lane limited-access or controlled-
access motorway, which, after completion, will be
redesignated the "M-9
42. Conversion into M-9 Motorway
• The Super Highway is in the process of being
upgraded into a 6-lane access-controlled
motorway, designated the "M-9“.
• Expression of Interest (EOI) were invited by the
National Highway Authority (NHA) in May 2011.
• The NHA awarded the Rs.24.93 billion contract to
the Malaysian construction company, Bina Puri
Holdings Bhd, on Built Operate Transfer (BOT)
basis.
• The proposed 136-km long motorway will be
completed in three years. The M-9 Motorway will
have 20 interchanges, 2 service areas at the
midway points and 16 toll plazas on entry and
exit points.
43. M-10 Motorway
Karachi Northern Bypass
• The M10 is a motorway located
in Sindh province, Pakistan, however it is
mostly referred to as the 'Karachi Northern
Bypass'. It is 57 km long and consists of 4 lanes
(2 lanes operational). This motorway is named
as Mubarak Goth Road
• The construction work on the Bypass started
in 2002 and was completed in 2007.
44. • The M10 is the second shortest motorway in
Pakistan, the shortest being M3
• The M10 is actually a bypass diverging
outbound traffic away from Karachi, and is the
only bypass in Pakistan given the status of a
motorway
• M10 is Pakistan's longest bypass
