Motorways and Expressway of Pakistan

Motorways
Name & Sign	Course	Length	Lanes	Completion Year	Status	Remarks
	Peshawar –Islamabad	155 km	6	2007	Operational
	Islamabad – Lahore	367 km	6	1997	Operational
	Pindi Bhattian (M-2) –Faisalabad	54 km	4	2003	Operational	Connects M2 near Pindi Bhattian to Faisalabad
	Faisalabad – Multan	233 km	4	2014	Under Construction	Under construction since 2009
	Multan – Dera Ghazi Khan	80 km	4	N/A	Planned
	Dera Ghazi Khan –Ratodero	365 km	4	N/A	Planned
	Dadu – Hub	270 km	4	N/A	Planned
	Ratodero – Gwadar	892 km	4	2016	Partially Operational/Under Construction	2-lane Ratodero-Khuzdar section complete and operationalized. 2 lanes nearing completion, 2 additional lanes to be added in future
	Hyderabad – Karachi	136 km	6	2014	Under Construction	Upgradation of existing Super Highway into 6-lane motorway
	M-9 – N-25 (Karachi Northern Bypass)	57 km	4	2009	Operational	Currently 2-lanes, to be upgraded to 4-lanes

Expressways
Sign	Course	Length	Lanes	Completion Year	Status	Remarks
	Torkham – Peshawar	65 km	4	N/A	Planned	Will link Pakistan-Afghanistan Border atTorkham with M-1
	Peshawar Northern Bypass	32 km	4	2013	Under Construction	Will link M-1 with N-5[1]
	Peshawar Ring Road	25 km	6	N/A	Under Construction	Orbital expressway around Peshawar linked to M-1 and N-5
	Hasan Abdal – Mansehra	110 km	4	N/A	Planned	Via Abbottabad Will link M-1 and N-5 with Karakorum Highway
	Islamabad – Murree -Muzaffarabad	130 km	4	2011/2015	Partially Operational/Under Construction	Islamabad-Murree section operational
	Rawat – Thalian	29 km	4	N/A	Planned
	Lahore Northern Bypass	7.5 km	4	2006	Operational	Links M-2 to N-5
	Lahore Ring Road	85 km	6	2011 (Northern Loop)	40 km Northern Loop Operational 45 km Southern Loop Planned	Orbital expressway around Lahore linked to M-2 and N-5
	Lahore – Nankana Sahib	63 km	4	N/A	Planned
	Pindi Bhattian – Wazirabad	100 km	2	2015	Under Construction
	Faisalabad – Khanewal	184 km	2	N/A	Planned
	Khanewal – Lodhran	100 km	2	N/A	Planned	Via Jhang
	Lyari Expressway (Karachi)	17 km	8	2010	Operational	Links M-9 to Mauripur Road, Karachi

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M-1 Motorway

Pakistan's third motorway, the 155 km 6-lane M-1, linking Peshawar with the federal capital, Islamabad, has been operational since 30 October 2007.

M-2 Motorway

Pakistan's first motorway, the 367 km 6-lane M-2, connecting the cities of Islamabad and Lahore, was constructed by South Korea's Daewoo Corporation and was inaugurated in November 1997 and was the first motorway to be built in South Asia.

M-3 Motorway

The plan to construct Pakistan's second motorway, the 54 km 4-lane M-3, linking the Pindi Bhattian Junction on the M-2 with Faisalabad was finalized in 1996 with an estimated cost of Rs. 8 billion. Initially, it was planned to have 6-lanes, however, due to the shortage of funds, it was decided reduce the number of lanes to 4 with an option to upgrade it to 6-lanes in future. Construction of the M-3 began in May 2002 and it was completed ahead of schedule in September 2003 at a cost of Rs 5.3 billion. It was inaugurated and opened for traffic on 2 October 2003. Two bridges, one over a railway track and the second on a canal, were constructed on the motorway, while two interchanges near Sahianwala and Faisalabad were constructed in the second phase

M-4 Motorway

Construction of Pakistan's fourth motorway, the 233 km 4-lane M-4, began on 19 August 2009. Once completed, it will link Multan with the M-3 Motorway at Faisalabad.

M-5 Motorway

The M-5 is a planned 80 km long, 4-lane motorway that will link Multan with Dera Ghazi Khan. It will be constructed after the completion of the M-4 Motorway.

M-6 Motorway

The M-6 is a planned 365 km long, 4 lane motorway that will link Dera Ghazi Khan with Ratodero. It will be constructed after the completion of the M-5 Motorway.

M-7 Motorway

The M-7 is a planned 270 km long, 4-lane motorway that will link Dadu with Hub.

M-8 Motorway

The 892 km 4-lane M-8 is under-construction in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Initially, it will have 2 lanes with a further 2 lanes planned. The 4 lane motorway will be upgradable to 6 lanes. Once completed it will directly link the port city of Gwadar with the rest of Pakistan's motorway network at Ratodero where it will link up with the M-6 Dera Ghazi Khan-Ratodero Motorway.

M-9 Motorway

The current 4-lane Hyderabad-Karachi "Super Highway" is in the process of being upgraded into a 6-lane access-controlled motorway, designated the "M-9". Expression of Interest (EOI) were invited by the National Highway Authority (NHA) in May 2011. The NHA awarded the Rs. 24.93 billion contract to the Malaysian construction company, Bina Puri Holdings Bhd, on Built Operate Transfer (BOT) basis in January 2012. The proposed 136-km long motorway will be completed in three years. The M-9 Motorway will have 7 interchanges, 2 service areas at the midway points and 16 toll plazas on entry and exit points.