The M4 is an under construction motorway in Punjab province, Pakistan. It will be a 233 km long, 4-lane (with capacity to increase to 6-lanes) access controlled motorway with 8 junctions (interchanges) in the planning. It would connect the M3 to the M5 and the cities of Faisalabad and Multan. Its ground breaking ceremony was done on 19 August 2009 and is expected to take 3 years to complete.Upon completion it would connect southern Punjab to Pakistan's Motorway Network.
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The M4 will begin at the termination of the M3 at the Sargodha Road Interchange on the northern outskirts of Faisalabad. It will continue on a southwest course connecting the cities of Faisalabad, Jhang, Gojra, Toba Tek Singh, Shorkot, Talamba, Khanewal and Multan. Once at Khanewal, it will merge onto the N5 temporarily until the M5 is complete. It will have eight interchanges.
The M4 will have four sections:
Estimated cost is USD 601 million.
The mega project is in line with the government’s project of upgrading the communication network across the country to facilitate the people. The Multan-Faisalabad Motorway will be completed in four phases including the Multan-Khanewal (57km), Khanewal-Shorkot (65km), Shorkot-Gojra (61km) and Gojra-Faisalabad (58km).
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The M4 will begin at the termination of the M3 at the Sargodha Road Interchange on the northern outskirts of Faisalabad. It will continue on a southwest course connecting the cities of Faisalabad, Jhang, Gojra, Toba Tek Singh, Shorkot, Talamba, Khanewal and Multan. Once at Khanewal, it will merge onto the N5 temporarily until the M5 is complete. It will have eight interchanges.
The M4 will have four sections:
- Faisalabad-Gojra (58 km),
- Gojra-Shorkot (61 km),
- Shorkot-Din Pur-Khanewal (65 km) and
- Khanewal-Multan (65 km), whereas two large bridges will be constructed on the River Ravi and Shadhnai Channel.
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| Plan of M4 Motorway Faisalabad to Multan Pakistan |
Estimated cost is USD 601 million.
The mega project is in line with the government’s project of upgrading the communication network across the country to facilitate the people. The Multan-Faisalabad Motorway will be completed in four phases including the Multan-Khanewal (57km), Khanewal-Shorkot (65km), Shorkot-Gojra (61km) and Gojra-Faisalabad (58km).
The five interchanges including Vehari road interchange, LMQ interchange, Tataypur interchange, Bahawalpur interchange and Shujaabad interchange at Multan-Khanewal section will be constructed.
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