The Motorways of Pakistan are a series of international-standard, high-speed, limited-access highways in Pakistan, which are maintained and operated by the National Highway Authority.
The first motorway in Pakistan was operationalized in November 1997 and, by April 2010, the total length of operational motorways in Pakistan was 632 km with another 233 km under construction and further planned.
Features
Pakistan's motorways are either six-lanes or four-lanes with a universal minimum speed limit of 80 km/h and maximum speed limit of 100 km/h for heavy transport vehicles and 120 km/h for light transport vehicles. They have a central median and are fenced on the outside for safety and prevention of unauthorized access by pedestrians, animals and slow-moving vehicles. Entry to all motorways in Pakistan are restricted to fast moving vehicles only. Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, animal-driven carriages and other slow moving vehicles are not permitted onto the motorways. The Pakistan National Highways & Motorways Police do, however, use heavy motorbikes for patrolling purposes. By February 2010, operational motorways in Pakistan had a combined length of 632 km with another 233 km under construction and further planned. Pakistan's Motorways are part of its National Trade Corridor Project that aims to link Pakistan's three Arabian Seaports of Karachi Port, Port Bin Qasim and Gwadar Port to the rest of the country and further north with Afghanistan, Central Asia and China.
