Western Alignment of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor | |
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Route information | |
Length | 1,153 km (716 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Brahma Bahtar Interchange near Hasan Abdal, Punjab province |
South end | Gwadar Port |
Location | |
Country | Pakistan |
Highway system | |
The Western Alignment refers to the portions of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which are located in the Pakistani provinces of northwestern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
The CPEC project envisages an expanded and upgraded road network in the aforementioned provinces, and will result in the upgrading or construction of 1,153 kilometres (716 mi) worth of road into two- and four-lane divided highways by mid-2018 along the Western Alignment,[1] with land acquisition sufficient for upgrading parts of the road to a six-lane motorway in the future.[2]