Karachi–Lahore Motorway

Karachi– Lahore Motorway
Karachi– Lahore Motorway
کراچی لاہور موٹروے
Route information
	Maintained by NHA
Length	1,694 km (1,053 mi)
Existed	December 2017 (expected)–present
Major junctions
South end	Karachi
	Hyderabad; Sukkur; Multan; Lahore; Islamabad;
North end	Peshawar
Location
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.
Highway system
	Roads in Pakistan;

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

References[edit]

^ "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.

[1] "Six-lane Karachi-Lahore Motorway to link port city with major cities in country". Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[2] "GCR - News - China's CSCEC to build $2.9bn motorway in Pakistan as part of planned 'corridor'". www.globalconstructionreview.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[3] "Chinese railway company wins bid for Karachi-Lahore motorway - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[4] "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.

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