Lahore to Multan (M3) Multan to Sukkur (M5) motorway

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Published 2020-02-10
Approval for the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) was granted in July 2014 , which predates the formal announcement of CPEC. Now it is a major component of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

In May 2016, the Pakistani government awarded the contract to build this section to China State Construction Engineering. with the completion date being August 2019. Former Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, inaugurated the Multan-Sukkur Motorway on May 6, 2016. Actual ground work started in August 2016. The M5 Motorway project forms a cornerstone of the much-larger CPEC.

Starting from Multan the six lane motorway passes through Jalalpur Pirwala, Ahmedpur East, Rahimyar Khan, Sadiqabad, Ubauro, Pano Aqil and end at Sukkur. The project consists of 54 bridges including one major bridge on River Sutlej. The motorway has 12 service areas, 10 rest areas, 11 interchanges, 10 flyovers, and 426 underpasses.The motorway was inaugurated on 5th November 2019.
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