Motorways in Pakistan

Motorways in Pakistan

1. Motorways of Pakistan are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, controlled-access highways in Pakistan.
2. Federal Pakistan’s National Highway Authority owns, maintains and operates Motorways.
3. A total length of 1,860 km of motorways is currently operational.
4. A total length of 2,406 km of motorways is currently under construction.
5. Pakistan’s National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) is responsible for enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on the motorways.

 

#	Name	Course	Length (km)	Lanes	Completion Year	Status	Remarks
1	M-1	Peshawar–Islamabad	155	6	2007	Operational	Hazara Expressway interchange completed in 2018.
2	M-2	Islamabad–Lahore	367	6	1997	Operational	Repaved in 2016
3	M-3	Lahore–Abdul Hakeem	230	6	2019	Operational	Construction began in December 2015.
4	M-4	Pindi Bhattian–Multan	309	4	2019	Operational	Construction began in 2009.
5	M-5	Multan–Sukkur	392	6	2019	Operational	Construction began in May 2016.
6	M-6	Sukkur-Hyderabad	296	6		Planned	Land Acquisition under process. Construction not started.
7	M-7	Dadu–Hub	270			Planned
8	M-8	Ratodero–Gwadar	892	2		Partially Operational
9	M-9	Hyderabad–Karachi	136	6	2018	Operational	Construction began in September 2015.
10	M-10	Karachi Northern Bypass	57	2	2007	Operational	Proposed 4 lane expansion.
11	M-11	Sialkot–Lahore	91	6	2020	Under Construction	Construction began in April 2017 on the Sialkot-Lahore section.
12	M-14	Hakla–D.I Khan	280	4	2020	Under Construction	Construction began in May 2016.
13	M-15	Hasan Abdal–Thakot	180	2-6	2020	Partially Operational	Partially operational Hasan Abdal to Mansehra
14	Swat Motorway	Nowshera–Chakdara	81	4	2020	Partially Operational	Built by KPK government, handed over to NHA and FWO