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Karachi– Lahore Motorway |
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Route information |
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Maintained by NHA |
Length |
1,694 km (1,053 mi) |
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Existed |
December 2017 (expected) – present |
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Major junctions |
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South. end |
Karachi |
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North end |
Peshawar |
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Location |
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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. |
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Highway system |
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Roads in Pakistan |
The Karachi–Peshawar 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]
PKM 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]
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 |
April 2019 |
Multan-Abdul Hakeem |
103 km |
January 2016 |
September 2018 |
Abdul Hakeem-Lahore |
230 km |
January 2016 |
28 May 2018 |
Lahore Abdul Hakeem Motorway
M-3 Lahore Abdul Hakeem Motorway |
Interchange |
Junction |
Location |
M-2 |
1 |
Sagian |
Sharaqpur Sharif |
2 |
Nazir labana |
Nankana Sahib |
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 |
Makhdompur |
1 |
Darkhana Rd |
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2 |
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Khanewal |
3 |
N-5 |
Multan |
4 |
Vehari Rd |
Multan |
5 |
Bahawalpur Rd |
M-5 |
6 |
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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 |
Ahmadpur East |
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 |
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Bhiria Rd |
6 |
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Paddiadn |
7 |
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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 |