Karachi–Lahore Motorway
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]
Route information | |
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Maintained by NHA | |
Length | 1,694 km (1,053 mi) |
Existed | December 2017 (expected)–present |
Major junctions | |
South. end | Karachi |
North end | Peshawar |
Location | |
Major cities | Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur, Nawabshah, Mehrabpur, Khairpur, Sukkur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Abdul Hakeem, Pirmahal, Samundri, Jaranwala, Nankana Sahib, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Chakwal, Rawalpindi, Islamabad. |
Highway system | |
Roads in Pakistan |
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
Section | Length | Starting Date | Completion date |
Karachi-Hyderabad | 136 km | March 2015 | December 2017 |
Hyderabad-Sukkur | 296 km | March 2017 | February 2020 |
Sukkur-Multan | 387 km | May 2016 | August 2019 |
Multan | 103 km | January 2016 | August 2019 |
Abdul Hakeem-Lahore | 230 km | January 2016 | March 31 2019 |
Lahore Abdul Hakeem Motorway
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
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
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
M-6 Sukkur Hyderabad Motorway | ||
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 Road |
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 8 June 2016.
- "GCR - News - China's CSCEC to build $2.9bn motorway in Pakistan as part of planned 'corridor'". www.globalconstructionreview.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "Chinese railway company wins bid for Karachi-Lahore motorway - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- "China Railway Construction Corp wins bid for Pakistan highway -Interchange at Multan Jalal pur Rod M5 is still incomplete The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.