M-1 motorway | ||||
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ایم ١ موٹروے | ||||
Islamabad–Peshawar Motorway اسلام آباد - پشاور موٹروے | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of AH1 AH4 | ||||
Maintained by National Highway Authority | ||||
Length | 155 km[1] (96 mi) | |||
Existed | 2007–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | PRR Peshawar | |||
Kernal Sher Khan Interchange Hazara Interchange Burhan Interchange Hakla Interchange | ||||
East end | Islamabad–Rawalpindi | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Pakistan | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The M-1 motorway or the Islamabad–Peshawar Motorway (Urdu: اسلام آباد - پشاور موٹروے) is an east–west motorway in Pakistan, connecting Peshawar to Islamabad–Rawalpindi.[2]
The motorway was constructed during President Pervez Musharraf's rule at a cost of Rs. 13 billion (equivalent to US$314 million in 2023), and was opened in October 2007.[3] It spans 155 km (96 mi),[2] with 88 km (55 mi) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 67 km (42 mi) in Punjab.