Islamabad Expressway

Islamabad Expressway
اسلام آباد بزرگراه‬
Route information
Maintained by Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)
Length 28 km (17 mi)
Existed 1968 – present
Major junctions
North end Zero Point Interchange
  Faizabad Interchange
South end at T Chowk, Rawat
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

The Islamabad Expressway (Urdu: اسلام آباد بزرگراه‬‎) 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, Punjab on the N-5 National Highway.[1] The total length of the expressway is 28 kilometers (17 mi). The width varies from three lanes to five lanes and has 2 interchanges; Zero Point Interchange and Faizabad Interchange.

Interchanges and exits

InterchangesType
Kashmir HighwayZero Point Interchange
Garden Avenue
(Sectors H-8/I-8)		Interchange
IJP RoadFaizabad Interchange
Dhoke Kala Khan
(Sohan)		Interchange
Lehtrar Road/Khana RoadInterchange (Under Construction)
Karaal ChowkInterchange
Gulberg ExpresswayUnderpass
PWD Double RoadUnderpass (Planned)
Naval Anchorage RoadInterchange
Defence II, IslamabadInterchange (Planned)
N-5 National HighwayT Chowk
Interchange (Planned)

2007 proposal

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]

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.
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