M-1 motorway (Pakistan)

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M-1 motorway
ایم ١ موٹروے
Islamabad–Peshawar Motorway
اسلام آباد - پشاور موٹروے
Map
Route information
Part of AH1 AH4
Maintained by National Highway Authority
Length155 km[1] (96 mi)
Existed2007–present
Major junctions
West endPRR Peshawar
Major intersections Kernal Sher Khan Interchange
Hazara Interchange
Burhan Interchange
Hakla Interchange
East endIslamabad–Rawalpindi
Location
CountryPakistan
Highway system
  M-2

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.

  1. ^ Map Of National Highway Network, Pakistan
  2. ^ a b "Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1)". National Highway Authority of Pakistan. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Inaugural of Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway today". Business Recorder. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2022.