Super Highway

Pakistan motorway routebox
motorway logo=
motorway= M9
length-km= 138
length-mi=
direction= South - North
start= Karachi
destinations= Bhambore, Thatta, Kotri
end= Hyderabad
opening-date= 1992
completion-date= 2006
junctions= M10, N5
motorway owner= NHA
motorway operator= NHA

The M9 is a motorway located in Sindh province, Pakistan, however it mostly called the Super Highway. It is 138 km long and connects the bustling metropolis of Karachi with Hyderabad.

Route

The M9 begins north of Karachi at the end of Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, near junction of Karachi Northern Bypass (also known as M10). It is connected with the Karachi Northern Bypass with a trumpet interchange. Then it continues out of the city. From there it continues on a north-east track and forms a junction with the N5 via a link road. Once out of Karachi it enters the Desert of Thar. The motorway ends outside of Hyderabad, in the suburban town of Kotri with a cloverleaf interchange. From there it merges onto the N5.

History

The M9 was conceived by deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his first term but was not inaugurated until 2007, by President Pervez Musharraf.

Junctions & Interchanges

Gallery

"Satellite images"

Here is a complete and sorted list of interchanges along with their satellite images.

Interesting Facts

* The M9 would have become to the first operational motorway in Pakistan, however due to delays, the M2 managed to be completed first.

ee also

* Motorways of Pakistan
* National Highways of Pakistan
* Transport in Pakistan
* National Highway Authority
* Transport in Karachi
* Lyari Expressway
* Karachi Northern Bypass

References

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