M3 motorway (Pakistan)
The M3 is a motorway that links the city of Faisalabad with the M2 motorway. The M3 will eventually become an important link connecting southern Pakistan with the north. It is only 53 km long making it the shortest motorway of Pakistan. It has 2 junctions in between.
Route
The M3 starts at Pindi Bhattian, a small town located at the junction between the M2 and M3. It then passes Southwest and ends in Chiniot, a small city located outside Faisalabad. The whole stretch of the M3 consists of 4 lanes with no rest areas along the route. However there is a gas station on both sides of the carriageways.
This project was completed under the government of then President General Pervez Musharraf.
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Interesting facts
- The M3 is Pakistan's shortest motorway. On the completion of M3, Route from Faisalabad to Rawalpindi reduced about 8 hours to 3 hours. It is a notable point that many products (e.g. vegetable, fruit, hosiery & cotton products) are traded through M-3. Faisalabad is also known as the Manchester of Pakistan. M3 has made it quick to dispatch products to Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Azad Kashmir.
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