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.
Karachi– Lahore Motorway | |
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| کراچی لاہور موٹروے | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NHA | |
| Length | 1,694 km (1,053 mi) |
| Existed | December 2017 (expected)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Karachi |
| North end | Peshawar |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Major cities | Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Adam, Shahdadpur, Nawabshah, Mehrabpur, Khairpur, Sukkur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Abdul Hakeem, Pirmahal, Samundri, Jaranwala, Nankana Sahib, Sharaqpur Sharif, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Chakwal, Rawalpindi, Islamabad. |
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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.
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
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.