Sialkot Lahore Motorway

Pakistan motorway routebox
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motorway= M11
length-km= 103
length-mi=
direction= North-South
start= Sambrial
destinations= Narowal, Daska, Sialkot,
end= Lahore
opening-date= 2007
completion-date= 2010
junctions= M2, N5
motorway owner= Government of Punjab
motorway operator= Government of Punjab

A 6-lane motorway from Sialkot to Lahore, the two important industrial centers of Punjab, is under construction which will give impetus to economic activities in the province. NHA recognizes this motorway as M11, however it is also known as LSM, SLM, Lahore-Sialkot Motorway or Shahrah-e-Sanat (Industrial highway). Gujrat will be linked with the Sialkot Lahore Motorway (SLM) by constructing a bridge on the Chenab river near Shahbazpur. It will reduce the distance between Sialkot and Lahore to just 45 minutes. The purpose of the mega project is to facilitate export of products grown or produced in Punjab which will have a positive impact on the country’s economy. The project will be completed by the end of 2010.

Route

The SLM will start at Sambrial Sialkot, and will end at Mehmood Booti near Lahore. SLM will be six laned, having seven interchanges, eight flyovers, 40 bridges and 70 underpasses. Three industrial zones and two universities would also be established along the project. It will be linked with M2 and N5 through Lahore link road near Kala Shah Kaku

History

The SLM was conceived by Ex Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in 2006 and foundation stone was laid in 2007, by President Pervez Musharraf. In 2010, the SLM will be opened to the public.

Junctions & Interchanges

Gallery

ee also

*Motorways of Pakistan
*National Highways of Pakistan
*Transport in Pakistan
*National Highway Authority

References

http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/12/nat29.htm

http://www.dawn.com/2006/08/06/nat39.htm

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