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]

Karachi– Lahore Motorway
Route information
Maintained by NHA
Length1,694 km (1,053 mi)
ExistedDecember 2017 (expected)–present
Major junctions
South. endKarachi
 
North endPeshawar
Location
Major citiesHyderabad, 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-Abdul Hakeem 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
  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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