Motorway M-1 (Pakistan)
| Motorway M-1 in Pakistan | |
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| Operator: | National Highway Authority |
| Start of the street: | Peshawar |
| End of street: | Islamabad |
| Overall length: | 175 km |
| of which in operation: | 175 km |
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The Motorway M-1 is a six-lane highway in Pakistan that connects the cities of Peshawar and Islamabad in the north of the country and runs almost parallel to the N-5 national road between these two cities. It is administered by the National Highway Authority .
construction
Construction of the M-1 began in 1997 after the M-2 opened between Islamabad and Lahore . A new connection between the metropolises of Peshawar and Islamabad had become necessary because the traffic had increased rapidly and the N-5 was no longer sufficient. The first section was opened by President Musharraf in 2004 ; the last section was opened to traffic on October 30, 2007. The M-1 was built with three lanes in both directions from the start.
course
The M-1 runs from Peshawar over a distance of 175 km in an easterly and south-easterly direction and ends at a motorway junction with the M-2; from there there is a connection to Islamabad.
The following major cities are on the M-1 motorway:
Facilities
It is planned to build ten filling stations on the M-1, five of them in both directions. Three of them are said to be on each side of the bridges over the Kabul , Indus and Bara rivers . Two petrol stations are already in operation at both ends of the motorway.
toll
The motorway is subject to toll in a closed toll system with cards. There is a toll station on the highway near Peshawar. Further toll stations are integrated in the connection points. The toll for the M-1 is continued on the M-2 to Islamabad, there is no toll station at the end of the M-1 in Islamabad.
The toll for the entire route is 85 PKR (as of April 2010).
Web links
- M1 (Pakistan) on www.wegenwiki.nl, accessed November 23, 2012.
