New Six-Lane Motorway to Be Built From Lahore to Rawalpindi, Cutting Travel Time to Just Two and a Half Hours, Announces Federal Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan
ISLAMABAD : A brand new six lane motorway will be built from Lahore to Rawalpindi which will reduce the distance between Lahore & Islamabad from 380 to 280 kilometers, announced Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan.
The Federal Minister said the ambitious project is slated for completion by the end of 2027 which would cut travel time between Lahore and Islamabad from three and a half to two and a half hours.
The key features of Minister Abdul Aleem Khan’s Infrastructure Announcements were:
Major Cities of Punjab: The motorway will connect major urban centres such as Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lalamusa, Kharian and Jhelum, thereby improving the connectivity of these major urban centres.
The expansion of Sialkot Motorway is also being made available by Minister Aleem Khan and he added that the motorway will be expanded from four lanes to six lanes while an extra allocation of Rs. will be made on that occasion. A total of $10 billion approved for high-speed, congestion-free travel.
Federal Minister also added that three major sections of Sukkur motorway have already been formally approved and efforts were being made to lay the foundation stone for the Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway next month.