Islamabad Expressway
Islamabad Highway
اسلام آباد گزرگاہ
View of Faisal Mosque and Islamabad Expressway
Route information
Maintained by Capital Development Authority
Length28 km (17 mi)
Existed1968–present
Major junctions
North endZero Point Interchange
Major intersectionsShakarparian Interchange
Faizabad Interchange
Sohan Interchange
Khanna Interchange
Koral Interchange
Gulberg Greens Interchange
South end at T Chowk, Rawat
Location
CountryPakistan
Highway system
Islamabad Expressway alongside its designated bike lane on the left

The Islamabad Expressway (Urdu: اسلام آباد گزرگاه), sometimes also referred to as Islamabad Highway, is a major north–south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between the Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Punjab, connecting the national capital with the N-5 National Highway. It stretches from Zero Point Interchange with the Kashmir Highway in Islamabad to Rawat, Islamabad Capital Territory on the N-5 National Highway.[1] The total length of the expressway is 28 kilometers (17 mi), with lanes varying from six to ten.

In 2007, the Capital Development Authority proposed to build three new interchanges on the highway at Koral Chowk, Lehtrar Road and Dhok Kala Khan Road to make it signal free.[2] However, expansion work was delayed until 2014.[3] The expansion later included a dedicated bike lane on the highway as well.[4]

Interchanges and exits

ExitsInterchanges
Srinagar Highway Serena Hotel, Murree, Muzzaffarabad, Srinagar (East)
Islamabad Intn'l Airport, Motorways MI, M2 and N5/ GT Road (West)		Zero Point Interchange
Garden Avenue, Shakarparian (East)
Sectors H-8/I-8 (West)		Shakarparian Interchange
Rawal Lake, Murree, Muzaffarabad, Srinagar, Rawal Lake (East)
IJP Road, Rawalpindi (West)		Faizabad Interchange
Sohan (East)
Rawalpindi-Dhok Kala Khan (West)		Sohan Interchange
Khanna East, Lehtrar, Kotli Sattian (East)
Rawalpindi-Khanna West (West)		Khanna Interchange
Karaal, Ghori (East)
Rawalpindi-Chaklala Cantonment (West)		Koral Interchange
Gulberg Greens (East)
Rawalpindi-Gulbahar (West)		Gulberg Interchange
Soan Gardens, PWD Housing Society, Police Foundation (West)PWD Interchange
Naval Anchorage (East)Naval Interchange
Kahuta Road, Sihala (East)
Kahuta, Rawlakot(West)		Sihala Interchange
N-5 National Highway Rawalpindi (North),
Jhelum, Kharian, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Karachi (South)		T Chowk/Rawat Chowk

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Access Islamabad". Islamabad Guide. Islamabad Capital Administration, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Islamabad Highway to be signal free". Daily Times. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Islamabad Expressway expansion: Government gives green signal to project". The Express Tribune. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Islamabad Expressway to have separate lane for bikers". The Express Tribune. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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