Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway M-3 to be inaugurated today
Lahore-Abdul Hakim Motorway is an important section of Karachi Peshawar Motorway.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed and Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Sunday (today) are scheduled to jointly inaugurate Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway at Jaranwala Interchange M-3.
Lahore-Abdul Hakim Motorway is an important section of Karachi Peshawar Motorway and its completion will not only accelerate trade activities but it will also reduce the travelling distance between many cities especially Lahore and Multan besides reducing journey cost.
Lahore-Abdul Hakim Motorway (M-3) section is 230km long and its total construction cost is Rs148.653 billion. This motorway passes through Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh and Khanwal districts while it will facilitate people of Lahore, Sheikhpura, Mangtanwala, Nankana Sahib, Bucheki, Jaranwala, Syed Wala, Tandlianwala, Sitiana, Sammundri, Mamonkanjan, Mureedwala Toba Tek Singh, Rajana, Kamalia, Pir Mehal, Shorkot and Kot Islam.
The motorway will gear up pace of socio-economic development in the areas located on its alignment besides generating new employment opportunities.
The project will also facilitate transportation of agricultural products of these areas to big markets of the country.
Lahore-Abdul Hakim Motorway has four lanes and it is one lane is 3.65 meters wide. Its outer shoulder is 3 meters wide whereas the width of its inner shoulder is one meter while commuters can travel on it with a maximum speed of 120km per hour.
Lahore-Abdul Hakim Motorway has eight interchanges, three service areas, eight bridges, three railway crossing bridges, 34 small canals/distributaries, 60 underpasses, 201 cattle creeps and 701 culverts.
The duration of travelling between Lahore and Multan will be reduced from more than five hours to about three hours.
