The document discusses China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) roads network, including motorways and national highways. It outlines 15 major CPEC road projects that are either under construction or planned. These include expanding the Karakoram Highway, upgrading the Peshawar-Karachi motorway, and reconstructing the ML-1 rail line from Peshawar to Karachi. CPEC aims to boost regional connectivity and benefit not just China and Pakistan but also other countries through increased trade and economic cooperation.
3. Introduction
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a framework of regional connectivity. CPEC will not only
benefit China and Pakistan but will have positive impact on Iran, Afghanistan, India, Central
Asian Republic, and the region. The enhancement of geographical linkages having improved
road, rail and air transportation system with frequent and free exchanges of growth and people
to people contact, enhancing understanding through academic, cultural and regional knowledge
and culture, activity of higher volume of flow of trade and businesses, producing and moving energy
to have more optimal businesses and enhancement of co-operation by win-win model will result in
well connected, integrated region of shared destiny, harmony and development.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is journey towards economic regionalization in the globalized world. It
founded peace, development, and win-win model for all of them.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is hope of better region of the future with peace, development and
growth of economy.
4.
5. Sign Project Length (km)
Estimated
Cost(US$ M)
Completion Year
1 KKH Phase II (Thakot -Havelian Section 118 1,366 March 2020.
2 Peshawar-Karachi Motorway (Multan-Sukkur Section) 392 2,980
Aug 2019
3 Khuzdar-Basima Road N-30 (110 km) 110 80
ECNEC approved the projects in May
2017)
4 Upgradation of D.I.Khan (Yarik) - Zhob, N-50 Phase-I (210 km) 210 195
PC-I Approved by ECNEC on 12th
April, 2017.
5 KKH Thakot-Raikot N35 remaining portion (136 Km) 136 719.8
Procedural formalities to be
completed shortly
CPEC Highways of Pakistan
6. Sign Project Length (km)
Estimated
Cost(US$ M)
Completion Year
1 Expansion and reconstruction of existing Line ML-1 1830
8,172
approved by CDWP in May
2018
2 Havelian Dry port (450 M. Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)
65
signed in May 2017
3 Capacity Development of Pakistan Railways Project Progress Update
CPEC Railways of Pakistan
8. Sign Course Length (km) Lanes
Completion
Year
Status Remarks
M-1 Peshawar–Islamabad 155 6 2007 Operational Hazara Expressway interchange
completed in 2018.
M-2 Islamabad–Lahore 367 6 1997 Operational Repaved in 2016[8]
M-3 Lahore–Abdul Hakeem 230 6 2018 Sharqpur Rajana Section
complete.Under
Construction
Construction began in December
2015.
M-4 Pindi Bhattian–Multan 309 4 2018
Sections 1, 2, 5
Operational
Construction began in 2009.
Sections 3, 4 Under
Construction
M-5 Multan–Sukkur 387 6 2019
Sections 1 from Multan
Shuja'abad Operational.
Under Construction
Construction began in May 2016.
M-6 Sukkur–Hyderabad 296 6 2020 Contract Awarded
Construction not yet started. Only
Missing vital link of North to south
connectivity.
Motorways of Pakistan
9. M-7 Dadu–Hub 270 4 Proposed Proposed
M-8 Ratodero–Gwadar 892 2
Partially
Operational
Partially operational
Under Construction
M-9 Hyderabad–Karachi 136 6 2018
Partially
Operational Construction began in
September 2015.
Under Construction
M-10
Karachi Northern
Bypass
57 2 2007 Operational
Proposed 4 lane
expansion.
M-11 Sialkot–Lahore 89 4 2018 Under Construction
Construction began in
April 2017.
M-14 Hakla–D.I Khan 280 4 2019 Under Construction
Construction began in May
2016.
Hazara Motorway
Hasan Abdal–
Mansehra
180 6 2019
Partially
Operational
Partially operational