E35 expressway (Pakistan)

E-35
Hazara Expressway
Route information
Length: 110 km (70 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Shinkyari
South end: Hassan Abdal
Highway system

National Highways of Pakistan

Motorways of Pakistan

E35 Expressway, or the Hazara Expressway is an under-construction 110 kilometer long controlled-access motorway linking Attock District (Hassan Abdal) in the province of Punjab with the cities of Haripur, Havelian, Abbottabad and Mansehra in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The expressway is not be financed by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, but will instead be financed by the Asian Development Bank,[1] along with a $90.7 million grant from the United Kingdom.[2] The project is expected to be completed towards end of 2016 and will reduce to travel time from Rawalpindi/Islamabad to Mansehra to an hour.

Route

The 110 km long, 6 lane expressway, will begin its route at its southernmost portion - the Burhan Interchange which will be located to the west of Hasan Abdal near the village of Koliya on the banks of the Haro River in northern Punjab province. The route tracks northeast, and crosses the Haro River. The Jharikass Interchange will be located immediately east of the river, where the expressway will intersect with the N35 highway. The expressway will continue eastwards, where it will connect to Haripur Road via the Hattar Interchange near the town of Kot Najibullah. From there it will continue towards east to N125 Road, which it will connect via the Chechiyan Interchange, 6 miles south of Haripur - thus serving as a bypass and alternative route to the N35 which courses directly through the city of Haripur. The expressway will further continue eastwards for 2 miles before turning northeast towards the town of Shah Maqsood, where the Shah Maqsood Interchange will connect the motorway, for a second time, with the N35 highway. From there the highway will run roughly parallel to the N35 as it travels northeast towards the city of Havelian. At the confluence of the Dor River and the Salhad Nalah, the Havelian Interchange will connect the motorway with the N35 for direct access to the heart of Havelian. The expressway will then course northwards along the N35 towards Abbottabad, and Mansehra. The final route for this segment has not yet been announced.

Construction

The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the construction of the project on November 29, 2014.[3][4][5] The first phase of the project would cost PKR 33 billion and will include the 60-kilometre-long (37 mi), four-lane, fenced portion of the expressway from Hassan Abdal to Havelian.[6][7]

Packages one and two comprising a 39.61 stretch of road between Burhan and Serai Saleh were awarded to the Chinese firm Gezhouba Group.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Bank, UK to co-finance $327m in economic corridor". Daily Times (Pakistan). 01 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Pakistan, ADB sign $178m agreement for M-4 section". The Express Tribune (Pakistan). 23 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nawaz hits out at PTI during groundbreaking ceremony of Hazara Motorway". Dawn (Pakistan). November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "PM Nawaz Sharif inaugurates the Hazara Motorway project". The Nation. November 29, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "PM to perform ground-breaking ceremony of Hazara Motorway". Daily Times (Pakistan). November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "PM Nawaz to inaugurate Hazara Motorway tomorrow". The Express Tribune. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pm To Open Hazara Motorway Construction On 29th". Pakistan Observer. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ http://downloads.nha.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_nhadocs&view=document&layout=detail&cid[]=1999

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