Islamabad Expressway

The Islamabad Expressway (Urdu: اسلام آباد بزرگراه‎, sometimes Islamabad Highway) is a major north-south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, connecting the national capital with the N-5 National Highway. It stretches from Zero Point Interchange with the Kashmir Highway in Islamabad to Rawat, Islamabad Capital Territory on the N-5 National Highway.[1] The total length of the expressway is 28 kilometers (17 mi), with lanes varying from six to ten.

Islamabad Expressway
اسلام آباد بزرگراه
Route information
Maintained by Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)
Length28 km (17 mi)
Existed1968–present
Major junctions
North endZero Point Interchange
 Faizabad Interchange
South end at T Chowk, Rawat
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

In 2007, the Capital Development Authority proposed to build three new interchanges on the highway at Karaal Chowk, Lehtrar Road and Dhok Kala Khan Road to make it signal free.[2] However, expansion work was delayed until 2014.[3]

Interchanges and exits
ExitsInterchanges
Srinagar Highway Serena Hotel, Murree, Muzzaffarabad, Srinagar (East)
Islamabad Intn'l Airport, Motorways MI, M2 and N5/ GT Road (West)		Zero Point Interchange
Garden Avenue, Shakarparian (East)
Sectors H-8/I-8 (West)		Shakarparian Interchange
Rawal Lake, Murree, Muzaffarabad, Srinagar, Rawal Lake (East)
IJP Road, Rawalpindi (West)		Faizabad Interchange
Sohan (East)
Rawalpindi-Dhok Kala Khan (West)		Sohan Interchange
Khanna East, Lehtrar, Kotli Sattian (East)
Rawalpindi-Khanna West (West)		Khanna Interchange
Karaal, Ghori (East)
Rawalpindi-Chaklala Cantonment (West)		Karaal Interchange
Gulberg Greens (East)
Rawalpindi-Gulbahar (West)		Gulberg Interchange
Naval Anchorage (East)Naval Interchange
Kahuta Road, Sihala (East)
Kahuta, Rawlakot(West)		Sihala Interchange
N-5 National Highway Rawalpindi (North),
Jhelum, Kharian, Gujrat,Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Karachi(South)		T Chowk/Rawat Chowk
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See also

References
  1. "Access Islamabad". Islamabad Guide. Islamabad Capital Administration, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Islamabad Highway to be signal free". Daily Times. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. https://tribune.com.pk/story/712284/islamabad-expressway-expansion-government-gives-green-signal-to-project/
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