Western Alignment

Western Alignment of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor
The Western Alignment of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is depicted by the red line.
Route information
Length1,153 km (716 mi)
Major junctions
North endBrahma Bahtar Interchange near Hasan Abdal, Punjab province
South endGwadar Port
Location
CountryPakistan
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]

  1. ^ 280 kilometres (170 mi) as part of the Brahma Bahtar-Yarik Motorway, 205 kilometres (127 mi) as part of N50 upgrades, 470 kilometres (290 mi) of upgrades to N25, and 193 kilometres (120 mi) of the M8 motorway
  2. ^ "KP remained part of CPEC Western Route meetings at federal level". The News. Pakistan. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.