Hazara Motorway

M– Motorway
Hazara Motorway
ہزارہ موٹروے
Route information
Maintained by National Highway Authority
Length 180 km[1] (110 mi)
Major junctions
North end Thakot
South end Hasan Abdal
Location
Major cities Battagram
Mansehra
Abbottabad
Haripur
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

Hazara Motorway or M-15 (Hindko/Urdu: ہزارہ موٹروے‬‎, Pashto: د هزاره موٹروے‎), formerly referred to as E35 Expressway or Hazara Expressway is a 180 kilometer controlled-access motorway linking the Burhan Interchange near Hasan Abdal in Punjab province with Haripur, Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shinkiari, Battagram, and Thakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The project is divided into 7 packages; the first two (from Burhan to Shah Maqsood) are completed and was inaugurated on 27 December 2017 by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The motorway is not being financed by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, but will instead be financed by the Asian Development Bank,[2] along with a ₨10.021 billion (US$95 million) grant from the United Kingdom.[3]

Route

The 180 km long, 6 lane motorway, will begin its route at its southernmost portion - the Burhan Interchange which will be located to the west of Hasan Abdal near the village of Koliya on the banks of the Haro River in northern Punjab province on M1 Motorway. The route tracks northeast, and crosses the Haro River. The Jharikass Interchange will be located immediately east of the river, where the motorway will intersect with the N-35 National Highway at Tareen Abad bus stop, further eastwards is Hattar Industrial Area and on West is the Village Char. The motorway will continue eastwards, where it will connect to Haripur Road via the Hattar Interchange near the town of Kot Najibullah. From there it will continue towards east to N-125 National Highway, which it will connect via the Chechiyan Interchange, 6 miles south of Haripur - thus serving as a bypass and alternative route to the N-35 National Highway which courses directly through the city of Haripur. The motorway will further continue eastwards for 2 miles before turning northeast towards the town of Shah Maqsood, where the Shah Maqsood Interchange will connect the motorway, for a second time, with the N-35 National Highway. From there the highway will run roughly parallel to the N-35 National Highway as it travels northeast towards the city of Havelian. At the confluence of the Dor River and the Salhad Nalah, the Havelian Interchange will connect the motorway with the N-35 National Highway for direct access to Havelian. The next phase will extend the motorwayfurther north to Abbottabad via the 1.7 km Shimla tunnel and will continue on to Manshera, Battagram and terminate at Thakot to rejoin the N-35.

Hasan Abdal-Havelian section

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the construction of the project on November 29, 2014.[4][5][6] The first phase of the project would cost PKR 33 billion and will include the 60-kilometre-long (37 mi), six-lane, fenced portion of the motorway from Hasan Abdal to Havelian.[7][8] Packages one and two comprising a 39.61 stretch of road between Burhan and Serai Saleh were awarded to the Chinese firm Gezhouba Group.[9] Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated the 47-kilometre stretch from Burhan-Shah Maqsood Interchange to Havelian on 27 December 2017. The Prime Minister unveiled the plaque at Lora Chowk interchange, located 13 kilometres from Haripur.[10]

Havelian-Thakot section

The Havelian-Thakot section of the motorway is expected to be completed in 2018. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://nha.gov.pk/wp-content/themes/nha/images/map-full.jpg
  2. ↑ "Asian Bank, UK to co-finance $327m in economic corridor". Daily Times (Pakistan). 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan, ADB sign $178m agreement for M-4 section". The Express Tribune (Pakistan). 23 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nawaz hits out at PTI during groundbreaking ceremony of Hazara Motorway". Dawn (Pakistan). November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "PM Nawaz Sharif inaugurates the Hazara Motorway project". The Nation. November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ "PM to perform ground-breaking ceremony of Hazara Motorway". Daily Times. Pakistan. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "PM Nawaz to inaugurate Hazara Motorway tomorrow". The Express Tribune. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pm To Open Hazara Motorway Construction On 29th". Pakistan Observer. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ http://downloads.nha.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_nhadocs&view=document&layout=detail&cid[]=1999
  10. ↑ https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/261290-pm-abbasi-to-inaugurate-section-of-hazara-motorrway
  11. ↑ "Nawaz inaugurates Rs144bn Havelian-Thakot Motorway in Mansehra". Dawn (Pakistan). April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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