The Sukkur to Multan section of Peshawar-Karachi Highway has been completed and now open for traffic since December 16.
The project is a 6-lane M-5 motorway that connects Karachi and Hyderabad via the M-9 route. The Multan-Sukkur section of the motorway is reportedly 392 kilometers and has a speed limit of 120 kilometers per hour for light traffic vehicles.
Peshawar-Karachi highway is the largest development project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
It’s announcement came via Twitter handle of Spokesman and DDG Information Department Foreign Ministry of China, Lijian Zhao.
The full length of the highway will be 1100 kilometers. As reported by Lijian Zhao, a total of $2.89 billion has gone into the completion of the Multan-Sukkur section of the project.
While commending the efforts of the people involved, Zhao also added that the project was completed ahead of its projected deadline.
