Karachi–Lahore Motorway
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by NHA | |
| Length: | 1,152 km (716 mi) |
| Existed: | December 2017 (expected) – present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end: | Karachi |
| North end: | Lahore |
| Location | |
| Major cities: | Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur, Nawabshah, Mehrabpur, Khairpur, Sukkur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Abdul Hakeem, Pirmahal, Samundri, Jaranwala, Nankana Sahib |
| Highway system | |
| Roads in Pakistan | |
The Karachi–Lahore Motorway (KLM) is a 1,152-kilometre-long (716 mi) under construction six-lane, high-speed, limited-access motorway that will connect Karachi and Lahore, and by extension Islamabad and Peshawar. The highway will pass also connect major cities including Hyderabad Faisalabad and Multan.[1]
It was devised in the early 1990s as a combination of the M3 Motorway, 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 five sections including the
Karachi-Hyderabad section 136 km
Hyderabad-Sukkur section 296 km
Sukkur-Multan section 387 km
Multan-Abul Hakeem section 103 km
Abdul Hakeem-Lahore section 230 km.
Sections
| Section | Length | Start Date | Completed On |
| Karachi-Hyderabad | 136 km | Mar 2015 | Aug 2017 |
| Hyderabad Sukkur | 296 km | Mar 2017 | Feb 2020 |
| Multan Sukkur | 387 km | May 2016 | April 2019 |
| Lahore Abdul Hakeem | 230 km | Jan 2016 | June 2018 |
| Abdul Hakeem Multan | 103 km | Jan 2016 | April 2018 |
Lahore Abdul Hakeem Section
| Lahore Abdul Hakeem
Motorway M-3 | ||
| Interchange | Junction | Location |
| M-2 | 1 | Sagian |
| Sharqpur | 2 | Shahdra Rd |
| Nankana Sahib | 3 | Mangatwala Rd |
| Jaranwala | 4 | Syedwala |
| Samundri | 5 | Tandlianwala Rd |
| Rajana | 6 | Kamalia Rd |
| Pir Mahal | 7 | Shorkot Rd |
| Abdul Hakeem | 8 | M-4 |
Abdul Hakeem Multan Section
| Abdul Hakeem Multan
Motorway M-4 | ||
| Interchange | Junction | Location |
| Makhdompur | 1 | Darkhana Rd |
| Kabirwala | 2 | |
| Khanewal | 3 | N-5 |
| Multan | 4 | Vehari Rd |
| Multan | 5 | Bahawalpur Rd |
| M-5 | 6 | |
Multan Sukkur Section
| Multan Sukkur
Motorway M-5 | ||
| Interchange | Junction | Location |
| M-4 | 1 | Bahawalpur Rd |
| Shujaabad | 2 | Lodhran Rd |
| Jalalpur Pirwala | 3 | Lodhran Rd |
| Uch Sharif | 4 | Alipur Rd |
| Ahmadpur East | 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
| Sukkur Hyderabad
Motorway M-6 | ||
| Interchange | Junction | Location |
| M-5 | 1 | Rohri |
| Khairpur | 2 | Pir Jo Goth Rd |
| Khairpur | 3 | Larkana Rd |
| Gadeji | 4 | N-5 |
| Mehrabpur | 5 | |
| Bhiria Rd | 6 | |
| Paddiadn | 7 | |
| Daur | 8 | Qazi Ahmed Rd |
| Nawabshah | 9 | Sakrand Rd |
| Shahdadpur | 10 | Hala Rd |
| Tando Adam | 11 | Bhit Shah Rd |
| Oderolal | 12 | Khyber Rd |
| Matiari | 13 | Tando Allah Yar Rd |
| Hyderabad | 14 | N-5 |
| Jamshoro | 15 | Sehwan Rd |
| M-9 | 16 | Jamshoro |
References
- ↑ "Six-lane Karachi-Lahore Motorway to link port city with major cities in country". Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ "GCR - News - China's CSCEC to build $2.9bn motorway in Pakistan as part of planned 'corridor'". www.globalconstructionreview.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ "Chinese railway company wins bid for Karachi-Lahore motorway - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
- ↑ "China Railway Construction Corp wins bid for Pakistan highway - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2016-06-08.