M1 motorway (Pakistan)

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M1
Length	175 km
Direction	East-West
Start	Peshawar
Primary destinations	Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Attock, Burhan, Hasan Abdal
End	Rawalpindi
Construction dates	1997 - 2007
Major junctions	N5
Owner	NHA
Operator	NHA

The M1 is a motorway in Punjab and NWFP, Pakistan. It is 175 km long, with 67 km in Punjab and the remaining 108 km in NWFP. It has become a vital link to Afghanistan and Central Asia and is expected to take much traffic off the highly used N5.

1 Route
2 History
3 Junctions & Interchanges
4 Images
5 Interesting Facts
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Route

The M1 begins northeast of Peshawar as it moves in an eastern direction, crossing over the Kabul River. From here it passes through Charsadda, Risalpur, Swabi and Rashakai before crossing the Indus River. It leaves NWFP province and enters into Punjab, in which it passes through Attock, Burhan and Hasan Abdal. It ends as the continuation of the M2. The whole stretch of the M1 consists of 6 lanes with a number of rest areas along the route.

[edit] History

The M1 was conceived by deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his first term but was not inaugurated until 2004 by President Pervez Musharraf. On 30th October 2007, the remaining portion was inaugurated by President Musharraf and was opened to the public on 31st October 2007.

[edit] Junctions & Interchanges

M1 Motorway
Northbound exits	Junction	Southbound exits
Airport Link Road (West)	1	To Islamabad Link Road (East)
To Hasan Abdal and N5	2	To Burhan, Attock and N5
To Swabi and Topi	3
To Rashakai and Mardan	4	To Nowshera
	5	To Charsadda and Takht-e-Bhai and N5
	6	To Peshawar, Torkham and N5