Margalla Avenue

Margalla Avenue
خیابانِ مارگلہ
Margalla Expressway
This is a picture of Margalla Avenue near Shah Allah Ditta. It shows a three east-bound lanes of a road in the foreground. It is lined with plants and bushes on either side. There is a blueish sky in the background. Other features present are a signboard on the centre-left, and a street light on the centre-right, either side of the road.
Margalla Avenue near Shah Allah Ditta
Route information
Maintained by Capital Development Authority
Length33 km (21 mi)
Existed20 June 2023–present
Major junctions
North end N-5 National Highway at Sangjani
South endE75 expressway (Pakistan) at Barakahu
Location
CountryPakistan
Highway system

The Margalla Avenue or Margalla Expressway (Urdu: خیابانِ مارگلہ) is a 33-kilometer six-lane highway in the Margalla Hills area in the suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan. It was planned in 1966, but work on it was stalled till 2021. The road is an alternative to the Srinagar Highway, and provides easy access of the tenth and eleventh sectors of Islamabad to the N-5 National Highway. This road is a crucial section of the larger Rawalpindi Ring Road project as it connects the town of Sangjani (on the N-5 National Highway) to the town of Barakahu (on the Murree Expressway).

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the project on 20 March 2022. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, Federal Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, and other notables were also present during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the project.[1]

The road was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on 20 June 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "وزیر اعظم نے رنگ روڈ منصوبے کا سنگ بنیاد رکھ دیا". Khabarnamay (in Urdu). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. ^ "PM Shehbaz launches Margalla Avenue project". The Express Tribune. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-10-15.