The Lahore-Karachi Motorway is a motorway in Pakistan that links Lahore to Karachi. It is divided into six motorways (M-2, M-4, M-3, M-5, M-6 and M-9). The motorway has 58 exits, with 15 of them not built yet. It is 1,111.7km long. It is a very vital motorway as it links Karachi to Lahore. However, this motorway is partially operational because section 3 (M-6 to M-9) is under construction. It was approved by ECNEC in 2014 and inaugurated in 2015 https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/11/03/2015/pm-inaugurates-karachi-lahore-motorway. The Grand Trunk Road serves as an alternate for the route, while the Indus Highway is an alternate for Section 3. It is a 6-4 lane motorway with a proposed expansion to a 6-4-8 motorway.
Section 1 starts at Lahore in Thokar Niaz Baig at M-2. After Ravi Toll Plaza, Section 1 turns to M-3. Section 1 ends at the junction of M-3 and M-4 just 500 meters away from Abdul Hakeem.
Section 2 is the longest section of the LKM, being M-4 and M-5 Motorway. Like most of Section 1, most of section 2 was inaugurated in 2019. This section runs from the M-3 junction with M-4 to M-6 in Sukkur. The section is divided into two parts (2A and 2B).
Section 2A is one part of Section 2 that runs from M-3 to Multan. If Section 2A is considered as a separate section, then this is the shortest section of the LKM.
Section 2B runs from Multan to Sukkur, fully M-5. This is the longest part of Section 2.
This section is under construction and is entirely in M-6. This is the only missing link in LKM. The Grand Trunk Road and the Indus Highway are alternatives to Section 3.
This section is the very last section of the motorway and is entirely in M-9. This section is also known as the Super Highway. M-9 is the shortest section of LKM.
DISCLAIMER: EXIT NUMBERING IS BASED ON LAHORE KARACHI MOTORWAY.
This is a section under construction. Sukkur Interchange is the current junction constructed. [3]
2. https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/11/03/2015/pm-inaugurates-karachi-lahore-motorwayPM Nawaz Sharif inaugurates Karachi-Lahore Motorway.