Islamabad Expressway

Route information
Islamabad Expressway اسلام آباد بزرگراه

Maintained by Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Existed	1968–present
Major junctions
North end	Zero Point Interchange
Major intersections	Faizabad Interchange
South end	at T Chowk, Rawat

Location
Country	Pakistan

Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

The Islamabad Expressway (Urdu: اسلام آباد بزرگراه) is a major north-south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, connecting the national capital with the N-5 National Highway. It stretches from Zero Point Interchange with the Kashmir Highway in Islamabad to Rawat, Punjab on the N-5 National Highway.^[1] The total length of the expressway is 28 kilometers (17 mi). The width varies from three lanes to five lanes and has 2 interchanges; Zero Point Interchange and Faizabad Interchange.

Interchanges and exits

Interchanges	Type
Kashmir Highway	Zero Point Interchange
Garden Avenue (Sectors H-8/I-8)	Interchange
IJP Road	Faizabad Interchange
Dhoke Kala Khan (Sohan)	Interchange
Lehtrar Road/Khana Road	Interchange (Under Construction)
Karaal Chowk	Interchange
Gulberg Expressway	Underpass
PWD Double Road	Underpass (Planned)
Naval Anchorage Road	Interchange
Defence II, Islamabad	Interchange (Planned)
N-5 National Highway	T Chowk Interchange (Planned)

2007 proposal

In 2007, the Capital Development Authority proposed to build three new interchanges on the highway at Karaal Chowk, Lehtrar Road and Dhok Kala Khan Road to make it signal free.^[2]

References

^ "Access Islamabad". Islamabad Guide. Islamabad Capital Administration, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Islamabad Highway to be signal free". Daily Times. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

External links

Territorial Highways of Islamabad Capital Territory

Territorial highways
Islamabad Expressway Srinagar Highway

Territorial roads
3rd Avenue 4th Avenue 7th Avenue 9th Avenue Aga Khan Road Ataturk Avenue Constitution Avenue Faisal Avenue Garden Avenue Ibn-e-Sina Road IJP Road Jinnah Avenue Khayaban-e-Suhrwardy Margalla Avenue Murree Road

v t e Expressways of Pakistan
Federal	E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-6B E-35 E-75 E-90
Provincial	Islamabad Expressway Swat Expressway
Municipal	Faisalabad Canal Expressway Lyari Expressway Lai Expressway Malir Expressway Mauripur Expressway Gwadar East Bay Expressway
Proposed	Mansehra-Muzaffarabad-Mirpur Expressway Gilgit-Skardu Expressway (S-1 upgrade)

v t e Territory of Islamabad topics
History	History of the Punjab History of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa History of Pakistan Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis Ayub Khan Yahya Khan 2005 Kashmir earthquake Siege of Lal Masjid Killing of Usama Nadeem Satti
Administration	Islamabad Capital Territory Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation Capital Development Authority Mayor of Islamabad
Judiciary	Islamabad High Court Islamabad District Court
Sectors	Diplomatic Enclave Pakistan Secretariat A-17 A-18 B-17 B-18 C-15 C-16 C-17 C-18 D-10 D-11 D-12 D-13 D-14 D-15 D-16 D-17 D-18 E-7 E-8 E-9 E-10 E-11 E-12 E-13 E-14 E-15 E-16 E-17 E-18 F-5 F-6 F-7 F-8 F-9 F-10 F-11 F-12 F-13 F-14 F-15 F-16 F-17 F-18 G-5 G-6 G-7 G-8 G-9 G-10 G-11 G-12 G-13 G-14 G-15 G-16 G-17 G-18 H-8 H-9 H-10 H-11 H-12 H-13 H-14 H-15 H-16 H-17 H-18 I-8 I-9 I-10 I-11 I-12 I-13 I-14 I-15 I-16 I-17 I-18
Geography	Koral Rawalpindi Model Town Humak Pothohar Plateau Margalla Hills Gakhar Simly Dam Golra Sharif Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1901–2010) Punjab Birds Fauna of Islamabad Flora of Islamabad
Economy	Developments in Islamabad Blue Area State Bank of Pakistan Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry Islamabad Stock Exchange
Transportation	Benazir Bhutto International Airport Constitution Avenue Faizabad Interchange Golra Sharif Junction railway station Grand Trunk Road Islamabad Highway Islamabad International Airport Islamabad railway station Karakoram Highway Ninth Avenue Seventh Avenue Territorial Highways of Islamabad Capital Territory
Demographics and culture	List of people from Islamabad Aiwan-e-Sadr Parliament of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Building Faisal Mosque Fatima Jinnah Park Islamabad Zoo Golra Sharif Daman-e-Koh Pakistan Museum of Natural History Lok Virsa Museum
Education	Educational institutions Air University Al-Huda Institute Allama Iqbal Open University Bahria University Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Federal Urdu University Hamdard University International Islamic University Mohammad Ali Jinnah University National Defence University Foundation University, Islamabad National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences National University of Modern Languages National University of Sciences and Technology Institute of Space Technology Iqra University Quaid-i-Azam University Shifa College of Medicine Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
Sports	Islamabad Leopards Islamabad United Islamabad Football Association

Interchanges and exits

2007 proposal

See also

References

External links