| Country: | PAK |
| Type: | M |
| Karachi– Lahore Motorway | |
| Translation: | کراچی لاہور موٹروے |
| Maint: | NHA |
| Length Km: | 1694 |
| Direction A: | South |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus A: | Karachi |
| Terminus B: | Peshawar |
| 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. |
| Formed: | December 2017 (expected) |
| Header Type: | UC |
| Junction: | |
The Karachi–Lahore Motorway (KLM) is a 1694adj=midNaNadj=mid under construction six-lane, high-speed, limited-access motorway that will connect Karachi and Peshawar through Islamabad, Lahore, Multan and Sukkur.[1]
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.[2]
KLM is divided into seven sections including the
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.
| Section | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Starting Date | Completion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi-Hyderabad | 136km (85miles) | |||
| Hyderabad-Sukkur | 296km (184miles) | |||
| Sukkur-Multan | 387km (240miles) | |||
| Multan-Abdul Hakeem | 103km (64miles) | |||
| Abdul Hakeem-Lahore | 230km (140miles) |
| M-3 Lahore Abdul Hakeem Motorway | |||
| Interchange | Junction | Location | |
| M-2 | 1 | Sagian | |
| Sharaqpur Sharif | 2 | Nazir labana | |
| Nankana Sahab | 3 | Mangtanwala Rd | |
| Jaranwala | 4 | Syedwala | |
| Samundri | 5 | Tandlianwala Rd | |
| Rajana | 6 | Rajana - Chichawatni Road | |
| Pir Mahal | 7 | Shorkot Road | |
| Abdul Hakeem | 8 | M-4 | |
| M-4 Abdul Hakeem Multan Motorway | |||
| Interchange | Junction | Location | |
| Makhdomur | 1 | Darkhana Rd | |
| 2 | |||
| Khanewal | 3 | N-5 | |
| Multan | 4 | Vehari Rd | |
| Multan | 5 | Bahawalpur Rd | |
| M-5 | 6 | ||
| M-5 Multan Sukkur Motorway | |||
| Interchange | Junction | Location | |
| M-4 | 1 | Bahawalpur Rd | |
| Shujaabad | 2 | Lodhran Rd | |
| Jalalpur Pirwala | 3 | Lodhran Rd | |
| Uch Sharif | 4 | Alipur Rd | |
| Taranda Muhammad Panah | 5 | Near TMP | |
| Zahir Peer | 6 | Chachran Sharif Rd | |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 7 | Local Rd | |
| Guddu | 8 | Local Rd | |
| Ghotki | 9 | Sugar Mill Rd | |
| Pano Aqil | 10 | Local Rd | |
| M-6 | 11 | Rohri | |
| M-6 Sukkur Hyderabad Motorway | |||
| Interchange | Junction | Location | |
| Babarloi | 1 | N-5 | |
| Khairpur | 2 | Pir Jo Goth Rd | |
| Khairpur | 3 | Larkana Rd | |
| Ranipur | 4 | N-5 | |
| Mehrabpur | 5 | ||
| Bhiria Rd | 6 | ||
| Paddiadn | 7 | ||
| Daur | 8 | Qazi Ahmed Rd | |
| Nawabshah | 9 | Sakrand Rd | |
| Shahdadpur | 10 | Hala Rd | |
| Oderolal | 11 | Khyber Rd | |
| Matiari | 12 | Tando Allah Yar Road | |
| Hyderabad | 13 | N-5 | |
| Indus Highway | 14 | N-55 | |
| Jamshoro | 15 | M-9 | |