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Pakistan's executive committee of the National Economic Council approved construction of this section of roadway in April 2016.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news|last1=Haider|first1=Mehtab|title=Ecnec approves motorway from Burhan/Hakla(on M1) to DI Khan|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/114865-Ecnec-approves-motorway-from-BurhanHakla-to-DI-Khan|accessdate=4 May 2016|agency=The News|date=24 April 2016}}</ref> while construction commenced in May 2016.<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/120599-PM-Nawaz-performs-groundbreaking-of-Motorway-in-DI-Khan|title=PM Nawaz performs groundbreaking of Motorway in D.I Khan|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> Construction is expected to be completed by August 2021.<ref name=CPEC38/><ref>{{cite web|title=CHINA – PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) WESTERN ROUTE: NEW FOUR LANE HIGHWAY FACILITY FROM BARAHMA BAHTAR TO D. I. KHAN AS PART OF WESTERN ROUTE OF CHINA – PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) 285 KM APPROX., PACKAGES: I TO V.|url=http://downloads.nha.gov.pk/nhadocs/pq-document-of-barhma-bahtr--to-di-khan.pdf|website=National Highway Authority|publisher=National Highway Authority|accessdate=2 February 2016|pages=38}}</ref> |
Pakistan's executive committee of the National Economic Council approved construction of this section of roadway in April 2016.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news|last1=Haider|first1=Mehtab|title=Ecnec approves motorway from Burhan/Hakla(on M1) to DI Khan|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/114865-Ecnec-approves-motorway-from-BurhanHakla-to-DI-Khan|accessdate=4 May 2016|agency=The News|date=24 April 2016}}</ref> while construction commenced in May 2016.<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/120599-PM-Nawaz-performs-groundbreaking-of-Motorway-in-DI-Khan|title=PM Nawaz performs groundbreaking of Motorway in D.I Khan|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref> Construction is expected to be completed by August 2021.<ref name=CPEC38/><ref>{{cite web|title=CHINA – PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) WESTERN ROUTE: NEW FOUR LANE HIGHWAY FACILITY FROM BARAHMA BAHTAR TO D. I. KHAN AS PART OF WESTERN ROUTE OF CHINA – PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) 285 KM APPROX., PACKAGES: I TO V.|url=http://downloads.nha.gov.pk/nhadocs/pq-document-of-barhma-bahtr--to-di-khan.pdf|website=National Highway Authority|publisher=National Highway Authority|accessdate=2 February 2016|pages=38}}</ref> |
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Construction is to proceed in five |
Construction is to proceed in five Packages:<ref>{{cite web|author1=National Highway Authority (Pakistan)|url=http://pid.gov.pk/NHA.pdf|accessdate=13 May 2016|pages=61}}</ref> |
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* Package 1: Yarik-Rehmanikhel section (Contract has been awarded to M/s NLC). |
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* Package 2: Rehmanikhel-Kot Belian section (Contract has been awarded to M/s SKB-KNK JV) |
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* Package 3: {{convert|55|km|mi|adj=on}} Beruli-Tarap section (Contract has been awarded to M/s FWO) |
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* Package 4: {{convert|62|km|mi|adj=on}} Tarap-Pindi Gheb section (Contract has been awarded to M/s Limak-ZKB JV) |
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* Package 5: {{convert|63|km|mi|adj=on}} Pindi Gheb-Hakla Interchange section (Contract has been awarded to M/s Limak-ZKB JV)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pakchinanews.pk/hakla-d-khan-expressway-completed-next-year/|title=Hakla-D.I. Khan Expressway To Be Completed Next Year – Pak China News|website=pakchinanews.pk}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pakchinanews.pk/hakla-d-khan-expressway-completed-next-year/|title=Hakla-D.I. Khan Expressway To Be Completed Next Year – Pak China News|website=pakchinanews.pk}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Motorways of Pakistan]] |
* [[Motorways of Pakistan]] |
Revision as of 09:59, 12 September 2021
M-14 motorway | |
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ایم ١٤ موٹروے | |
Route information | |
Maintained by National Highway Authority | |
Length | 285 km[1] (177 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Islamabad |
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South end | Dera Ismail Khan |
Location | |
Country | Pakistan |
Highway system | |
The Islamabad–Dera Ismail Khan Motorway (اسلام آباد – ڈیره اسماعیل خان موٹروے), also known as the Brahma Bahtar–Yarik Motorway, is a four-lane North-South motorway currently under-construction in Pakistan. The 285-kilometre-long (177 mi) motorway is being developed as part of the Western Alignment of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor,[2][3] and will offer high speed road connections between the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and the southern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province around Dera Ismail Khan. The was originally planned to open at the end 2018, but due to delays, is expected to open in September 2021.[4]
Map
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Brahma_Bahtar_to_Yarik_Motorway_%282%29.png/300px-Brahma_Bahtar_to_Yarik_Motorway_%282%29.png)
Route
Groundbreaking ceremony took place in May 2016. The four-lane controlled access motorway will extend from the Hakla Interchange on the M1 Motorway, near Fateh Jang in Punjab, to Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5]
From Hakla, Fateh Jang, the motorway will extend in a southwestern direction passing the towns of Pindi Gheb, Tarap, and Mianwali. The route will transverse the Sindh Sagar Doab region, and cross the Indus River near Mianwali before entering into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The motorway will continue on wards before terminating near the town of Yarik, just north of Dera Ismail Khan.[6]
At the southern terminus of the new Islamabad-Dera Ismail Khan motorway, the N50 National Highway will also be upgraded between Dera Ismail Khan-Zhob and between Zhob-Quetta.[7]
Specifications
The Motorway includes provision of 11 interchanges, 19 flyovers (6 lanes), 15 bridges (4 lane), 74 underpasses, 259 culverts, and three major bridges (6 lane); one at River Sawan, second at River Indus and third at River Koram. This motorway have a 100 meter wide right of way in order to widen the four lane road to six lanes in future as traffic volume increases.[8]
Construction
Pakistan's executive committee of the National Economic Council approved construction of this section of roadway in April 2016.[9] while construction commenced in May 2016.[10] Construction is expected to be completed by August 2021.[6][11]
Construction is to proceed in five Packages:[12]
- Package 1: Yarik-Rehmanikhel section (Contract has been awarded to M/s NLC).
- Package 2: Rehmanikhel-Kot Belian section (Contract has been awarded to M/s SKB-KNK JV)
- Package 3: 55-kilometre (34 mi) Beruli-Tarap section (Contract has been awarded to M/s FWO)
- Package 4: 62-kilometre (39 mi) Tarap-Pindi Gheb section (Contract has been awarded to M/s Limak-ZKB JV)
- Package 5: 63-kilometre (39 mi) Pindi Gheb-Hakla Interchange section (Contract has been awarded to M/s Limak-ZKB JV)[13]
See also
References
- ^ http://nha.gov.pk/wp-content/themes/nha/images/map-full.jpg
- ^ "China to finance 90% of Sukkur-Multan Motorway". Daily Times. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ nha.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Press-Release-30.06.2016.pdf
- ^ "Hakla-DI Khan motorway project to complete by Sept, Senate told". Daily Times. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "PM Nawaz performs groundbreaking of Motorway in D.I Khan". The News. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b "China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Western Route: New Four-Lane Highway Facility from Barahma Bahtar to D. I. Khan as Part of Western Route of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 285 km Approx., Packages: I To V." (PDF). National Highway Authority. National Highway Authority. p. 38. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Parliamentary Body Monitoring Progress of CPEC". Business Recorder. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Ecnec approves motorway from Burhan/Hakla to DI Khan". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ Haider, Mehtab (24 April 2016). "Ecnec approves motorway from Burhan/Hakla(on M1) to DI Khan". The News. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "PM Nawaz performs groundbreaking of Motorway in D.I Khan". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "CHINA – PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) WESTERN ROUTE: NEW FOUR LANE HIGHWAY FACILITY FROM BARAHMA BAHTAR TO D. I. KHAN AS PART OF WESTERN ROUTE OF CHINA – PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) 285 KM APPROX., PACKAGES: I TO V." (PDF). National Highway Authority. National Highway Authority. p. 38. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ National Highway Authority (Pakistan). p. 61 http://pid.gov.pk/NHA.pdf. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Hakla-D.I. Khan Expressway To Be Completed Next Year – Pak China News". pakchinanews.pk.
External links
- nha.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Press-Release-30.06.2016.pdf