Islamabad Expressway

Islamabad Expressway
Islamabad Highway اسلام آباد گزرگاہ
Route information
Maintained by Capital Development Authority
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Existed	1968–present
Major junctions
North end	Zero Point Interchange
Major intersections	Shakarparian Interchange Faizabad Interchange Sohan Interchange Khanna Interchange Koral Interchange Gulberg Greens Interchange
South end	at T Chowk, Rawat
Location
Country	Pakistan
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

Islamabad Expressway along its designated bike lane on the left

The Islamabad Expressway (Urdu: اسلام آباد گزرگاه), sometimes also referred to as Islamabad Highway, is a major north–south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between the Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Punjab, connecting the national capital with the N-5 National Highway. It stretches from Zero Point Interchange with the Kashmir Highway in Islamabad to Rawat, Islamabad Capital Territory on the N-5 National Highway.^[1] The total length of the expressway is 28 kilometers (17 mi), with lanes varying from six to ten.

In 2007, the Capital Development Authority proposed to build three new interchanges on the highway at Koral Chowk, Lehtrar Road and Dhok Kala Khan Road to make it signal free.^[2] However, expansion work was delayed until 2014.^[3] The expansion later included a dedicated bike lane on the highway as well.^[4]

Interchanges and exits

Exits	Interchanges
Srinagar Highway Serena Hotel, Murree, Muzzaffarabad, Srinagar (East) Islamabad Intn'l Airport, Motorways MI, M2 and N5/ GT Road (West)	Zero Point Interchange
Garden Avenue, Shakarparian (East) Sectors H-8/I-8 (West)	Shakarparian Interchange
Rawal Lake, Murree, Muzaffarabad, Srinagar, Rawal Lake (East) IJP Road, Rawalpindi (West)	Faizabad Interchange
Sohan (East) Rawalpindi-Dhok Kala Khan (West)	Sohan Interchange
Khanna East, Lehtrar, Kotli Sattian (East) Rawalpindi-Khanna West (West)	Khanna Interchange
Karaal, Ghori (East) Rawalpindi-Chaklala Cantonment (West), PAF Base Nur Khan (West)	Koral Interchange
Gulberg Greens (East) Rawalpindi-Gulbahar (West)	Gulberg Interchange
Soan Gardens, PWD Employees Cooperative Housing Society, National Police Foundation O-9 Housing Society (West)	PWD Interchange
Naval Anchorage (East)	Naval Interchange
Japan Road (East) River Gardens (West)	Japan Road Interchange
Kahuta Road, Humak Model Town(West) Sihala,Kahuta, Rawlakot (West)	Sihala Interchange
DHA Phase 5 Gate 1 (East) DHA Phase 2 Gate 7 & 8 (West)	DHA North Interchange
DHA Phase 5 DHA Expressway (East) DHA Phase 2 Gate 5 (West)	DHA South Interchange
N-5 National Highway Rawalpindi (North), Jhelum, Kharian, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Karachi (South)	T Chowk/Rawat Chowk

See also

• Jinnah Avenue
• Faizabad Interchange
• Seventh Avenue (Islamabad)
• Developments in Islamabad
• Transport in Islamabad
• Expressways of Pakistan

References

1. "Access Islamabad". Islamabad Guide. Islamabad Capital Administration, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. "Islamabad Highway to be signal free". Daily Times. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
3. "Islamabad Expressway expansion: Government gives green signal to project". The Express Tribune. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
4. "Islamabad Expressway to have separate lane for bikers". The Express Tribune. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

• Capital Development Authority