CPEC: Sukkur-Multan Section of Peshawar-Karachi Highway Opened for Traffic
The Sukkur to Multan section of the Peshawar-Karachi Highway has been completed and was opened up for traffic on December 16, 2020. Peshawar-Karachi highway is the largest development project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Congratulations! The largest project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Pakistan Peshawar-Karachi Highway (Sukur-Multan section), was handed over and opened to traffic on December 16. pic.twitter.com/g5NiQ9vvE9
The announcement came via the Twitter account of Spokesman and DDG Information Department Foreign Ministry of China, Lijian Zhao. The project is a 6-lane 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.