Karachi– Lahore Motorway Maintained by NHA Length 1,694 km (1,053 mi) Existed December 2017 (expected)–present South end Karachi Major intersections North end Peshawar Country Pakistan Major cities Hyderabad , Matiari , Tando Adam , Shahdadpur , Nawabshah , Mehrabpur , Khairpur , Sukkur , Rahim Yar Khan , Multan , Khanewal , Abdul Hakeem , Pirmahal , Samundri , Jaranwala , Nankana Sahib , Sharaqpur Sharif , Lahore , Gujranwala , Sargodha , Chakwal , Rawalpindi , Islamabad .
The Karachi–Lahore Motorway (KLM ) is a 1,694-kilometre-long (1,053 mi) under construction six-lane, high-speed, limited-access motorway that will connect Karachi and Peshawar through Islamabad , Lahore , Multan and Sukkur .[1]
It was devised in the early 1990s as a combination of the M1 Motorway , M2 motorway , M3/M4 Motorway , M5 Motorway , M6 Motorway and M9 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.[2]
KLM is divided into seven sections including the
Karachi-Hyderabad (M-9) section 136 km (Re-carpeting of existing Super Highway) Hyderabad-Sukkur (M-6) section 296 km Sukkur-Multan (M-5) section 387 km Multan-Abdul Hakeem (M-4) section 103 Abdul Hakeem-Lahore (M-3) section 230 km Lahore-Islamabad (M2) section 376 km Islamabad-Peshawar (M1) section 166 km[3] [4] The 296-km stretch of M-6 from Hyderabad to Sukkur is the last missing link on the Karachi-Lahore motorway on which construction work has yet to be started.
Sections [ edit ] Section Length (km) Length (mi) Starting Date Completion date Karachi-Hyderabad 136 85 March 2015 December 2017 Hyderabad-Sukkur 296 184 March 2017 February 2020 Sukkur-Multan 387 240 May 2016 August 2019 Multan-Abdul Hakeem 103 64 January 2016 August 2019 Abdul Hakeem-Lahore 230 140 January 2016 31 March 2019
Lahore Abdul Hakeem Motorway [ edit ] M-3 Lahore Abdul Hakeem Motorway Interchange Junction Location M-2 1 Sagian Sharaqpur Sharif 2 Nazir labana Nankana Sahab 3 Mangtanwala Rd Jaranwala 4 Syedwala Samundri 5 Tandlianwala Rd Rajana 6 Rajana - Chichawatni Road Pir Mahal 7 Shorkot Road Abdul Hakeem 8 M-4
Abdul Hakeem Multan Section [ edit ] M-4 Abdul Hakeem Multan Motorway Interchange Junction Location Makhdomur 1 Darkhana Rd 2 Khanewal 3 N-5 Multan 4 Vehari Rd Multan 5 Bahawalpur Rd M-5 6
Multan Sukkur Section [ edit ] M-5 Multan Sukkur Motorway Interchange Junction Location M-4 1 Bahawalpur Rd Shujaabad 2 Lodhran Rd Jalalpur Pirwala 3 Lodhran Rd Uch Sharif 4 Alipur Rd Taranda Muhammad Panah 5 Near TMP Zahir Peer 6 Chachran Sharif Rd Rahim Yar Khan 7 Local Rd Guddu 8 Local Rd Ghotki 9 Sugar Mill Rd Pano Aqil 10 Local Rd M-6 11 Rohri
Sukkur Hyderabad Section [ edit ] M-6 Sukkur Hyderabad Motorway Interchange Junction Location Babarloi 1 N-5 Khairpur 2 Pir Jo Goth Rd Khairpur 3 Larkana Rd Ranipur 4 N-5 Mehrabpur 5 Bhiria Rd 6 Paddiadn 7 Daur 8 Qazi Ahmed Rd Nawabshah 9 Sakrand Rd Shahdadpur 10 Hala Rd Oderolal 11 Khyber Rd Matiari 12 Tando Allah Yar Road Hyderabad 13 N-5 Indus Highway 14 N-55 Jamshoro 15 M-9
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