Lahore–Karachi Motorway

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Pakistan motorway symbol.svg
Lahore-Karachi Motorway
ایم موٹروے
Route information
Existed2014–present
Major junctions
From Pakistan M-2.svg Pakistan N-5.svg Lahore
To Pakistan M-9.svg Pakistan M-10.svg Karachi
Section 1
From Pakistan N-5.svg Pakistan M-2.svg Lahore
Major intersections Pakistan L-20.svg Babu Sabu Interchange Pakistan M-3.svg M-3 and M-2 Junction
To Pakistan M-4.svg Abdul Hakeem
Section 2
From Pakistan M-3.svg Pakistan M-4.svg Abdul Hakeem
Major intersections Pakistan N-5.svg Khanewal Pakistan N-5.svg Shah Shamz Tabrez Interchange > Multan
To Pakistan M-5.svg Pakistan M-6.svg Sukkur
Section 3
FromUnder Construction Pakistan M-5.svg Pakistan M-6.svg Sukkur
ToUnder Construction Pakistan M-9.svg Pakistan N-55.svg Jamshoro & Hyderabad
Section 4
From Pakistan M-9.svg Pakistan N-55.svg Jamshoro & Hyderabad
To Pakistan M-9.svg Pakistan M-10.svg Karachi
Location
Country Pakistan
Highway system

The Lahore-Karachi Motorway is a motorway in Pakistan that links Lahore to Karachi. It is divided into six motorways (M-2, M-4, M-3, M-5, M-6 and M-9). The motorway has forty-five exits. It is 1,111.7km long. It is a very vital motorway as it links Karachi to Lahore. However, this motorway is partially operational because section 3 (M-6 to M-9) is under construction. [1] It was approved by ECNEC in 2014 and inaugurated in 2015 . The Grand Trunk Road serves as an alternate for the route, while the Indus Highway is an alternate for Section 3. It is a 6-4 lane motorway with a proposed expansion to a 6-4-8 motorway.

Contents

Sections

Section 1 (Thokar Niaz Baig *Lahore* to Abdul Hakim)

Section 1 starts at Lahore in Thokar Niaz Baig at M-2. After Ravi Toll Plaza, Section 1 turns to M-3. Section 1 ends at the junction of M-3 and M-4 just 500 meters away from Abdul Hakeem. [1]

Section 2 (Abdul Hakeem to Sukkur)

Section 2 is the longest section of the LKM, being M-4 and M-5 Motorway. Like most of Section 1, most of section 2 was inaugurated in 2019. This section runs from the M-3 junction with M-4 to M-6 in Sukkur. The section is divided into two parts (2A and 2B).

Section 2A (Abdul Hakeem to Multan)

Section 2A is one part of Section 2 that runs from M-3 to Multan. If Section 2A is considered as a separate section, then this is the shortest section of the LKM.

Section 2B (Multan to Sukkur)

Section 2B runs from Multan to Sukkur, fully M-5. This is the longest part of Section 2.

Section 3 (Sukkur to Hyderabad)

This section is under construction and is entirely in M-6. This is the only missing link in LKM. The Grand Trunk Road and the Indus Highway are alternatives to Section 3.

Section 4 (Hyderabad to Karachi)

This section is the very last section of the motorway and is entirely in M-9. This section is also known as the Super Highway. M-9 is the shortest section of LKM.

Junctions and exits

DISCLAIMER: EXIT NUMBERING IS BASED ON LAHORE KARACHI MOTORWAY.

Section 1 (M-2 to M-4 via M-3)

M-2 Motorway Junctions
InterchangeJunctionWest bound exitsEast bound exits
M-2 Zero Point, LahoreExit 1Start of motorwayRoad continues as Abdul Sattar EdhiRoad to Lahore
N-5to Multan N-5to Lahore, Canal Bank Road to Lahore
Babu Sabu InterchangeExit 2 Band Road to Chowk Yatim Khana, LRR Band Road to Chowk Yatim Khana, LRR
M-3 Lahore-Abdul HakeemExit 3 M-3Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway To Abdul Hakeem and Jaranwala
M3 Motorway Junctions
North bound exitsJunctionSouth bound exits
M-2Islamabad-Lahore Motorway Exit 4 M-2Islamabad-Lahore Motorway
SheikhupuraExit 5Sharaqpur
Nankana Sahib Exit 6Khiaray Kalan
Jaranwala Exit 7 Syedwala
Samundri Exit 8 Tandlianwala
Rajana, Toba Tek Singh Exit 9 Kamalia
Shorkot CantonmentExit 10Pir Mahal
Towards Abdul Hakeem & Multan

M-4Pindi Bhattian Multan Motorway

Exit 11Towards Shorkot & Faisalabad

Section 2 (M-4 to M-6 via M-5)

Section 2A M-4 Motorway Junctions (M-3 to Multan)

M-3Exit 12Towards Pir Mahal & Lahore
Abdul HakeemExit 13Pul Bagar Rd
Makhdoom Pur PahoranExit 14Kabirwala Road
KabirwalaExit 15Khanewal Road
Shamkot (Khanewal)Exit 16 N-5
Shah Rukn-e-Alam (Multan)Exit 17Vehari Road
Shah Shams Tabrez (Multan)Exit 18 N-5
Shershah  M-5Exit 19Multan

Section 2B M-5 Motorway Junctions

M-5 Motorway Junctions
InterchangeJunctionSouth-bound exits
Shershah InterchangeExit 20Start of motorway
Bahawalpur Road
Shujaabad InterchangeExit 21Lodhran Road
Jalalpur Pirwala InterchangeExit 22Lodhran Road
Jhangra InterchangeExit 23Bahawalpur-DHA   N-5
Uch Sharif InterchangeExit 24Alipur Rd
TarindaExit 25Tarinda Muhammad Panah Road
Zahir Pir InterchangeExit 26Chachran Sharif Road
Rahim Yar Khan InterchangeExit 27Rahim Yar Khan   N-5
Guddu InterchangeExit 28Sadiqabad Kashmore Road
Ghotki InterchangeExit 29JDW Unit 3 Sugar Mill Road
Pano Aqil InterchangeExit 30Local Road
Sukkur InterchangeExit 31Rohri/Sukkur (N-5) Hyderabad (M-6)

Roa

Section 3 (M-6 to M-9)

This is a section under construction. This is the current junction constructed. [3]

M-6 Motorway Junctions
Sukkur InterchangeExit 32Rohri/Sukkur (N-5)

Section 4 (M-9 to Karachi)

M-9 Motorway Junctions
Jamshoro InterchangeExit 33To Hyderabad via N-5
Loni Kot InterchangeExit 34To Bholari via N-5
Thana Bulakhan InterchangeExit 35To Thana Bulakhan
Nooriabad InterchangeExit 36To Nooriabad
Goth Wesani InterchangeExit 37To Goth Wesani
Kirthar InterchangeExit 38To Kirthar National Park
Edhi Village InterchangeExit 39To Edhi Vilage
DHA City Interchange Exit 40To DHA City Interchange
N-5 Link RoadExit 41To N-5 via M-9-N-5 Link Road
Bahria Town KarachiExit 42To Bahria Town Karachi
Dumba Goth InterchangeExit 43To Dumba Goth
Malir InterchangeExit 44To Malir
Karachi Motorways InterchangeExit 45To M-10 Motorway (Karachi Northern Bypass)

References

  1. 1 2 "Karachi to Lahore motorway project approved". Dawn. 4 July 2014.

2. PM Nawaz Sharif inaugurates Karachi-Lahore Motorway.