M-5 -- Multan - Sukkur Motorway

[ghazi52]

Sukkur Multan Motorway Progress Aerial View

 

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[Arsalan]

The Babsuar Top road was just a track the last time I went on it, many years ago. On my list for the next trip, definitely!

On topic, the quality of roads in general has definitely improved a lot over the years. The only problem is the increasing and increasingly unruly traffic.

Yes, the quality have massively improved. Especially the road to Babusar is absolutely excellent to travel on, try it when you get a chance. The traffic there have increased but its not as unruly as other parts!!

 

[VCheng]

Yes, the quality have massively improved. Especially the road to Babusar is absolutely excellent to travel on, try it when you get a chance. The traffic there have increased but its not as unruly as other parts!!

What is even better is improved cellphone services in the northern areas, for emergencies etc. Surely another trip will be worth it, but what I really want to do is ship a motorbike over there and take my time traveling all my old favorites again.

Back to the topic, are there any plans to get rid of the toll plazas and go totally electronic to help the smooth flow of traffic on the new roads?

 

[Arsalan]

What is even better is improved cellphone services in the northern areas, for emergencies etc. Surely another trip will be worth it, but what I really want to do is ship a motorbike over there and take my time traveling all my old favorites again.

Back to the topic, are there any plans to get rid of the toll plazas and go totally electronic to help the smooth flow of traffic on the new roads?

Cell phone service beyond Naran gets bad, at least up to Gilgit!! Yes, should be improved. You can however get a wireless set from Balakot for like 2500-3500 Rs that will serve you well.

On topic, NO, the toll plazas are here for now, they have however expanded them massively and the e-tag service is being promoted so may be once they all are covered to tags they can just remove the toll plaza.

 

[VCheng]

Cell phone service beyond Naran gets bad, at least up to Gilgit!! Yes, should be improved. You can however get a wireless set from Balakot for like 2500-3500 Rs that will serve you well.

On topic, NO, the toll plazas are here for now, they have however expanded them massively and the e-tag service is being promoted so may be once they all are covered to tags they can just remove the toll plaza.

Can one bring in a satellite phone for a short duration visit?

E-tags are the future. I am sure that they will gain popularity, and that will help in the removal of toll plaza bottlenecks.

 

[Arsalan]

Can one bring in a satellite phone for a short duration visit?

I think they can. Perhaps they need to register it with authorities. Personally, i have used that wireless PTCL i mentioned above, it works fine.

 

[ghazi52]

Motorway M5 - Drone clips on various places - 2

 

[ghazi52]

Updates 26/10/2018.

Completion of divider in Section-5 today.

 

[ghazi52]

Update 27/10/2018.

Ghotki Interchange, Section 2.

 

[Kabira]

Looks likes work on Sukker-Hydrabad motorway will not start anytime soon, maybe delayed 1 more year. Last remaining section of Karachi-Peshawar motorway.

 

[ghazi52]

Looks likes work on Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway will not start anytime soon, maybe delayed 1 more year. Last remaining section of Karachi-Peshawar motorway.

NHA has cancelled all the bidding and feasibility process of motorway. NHA is hiring a consultant that will prepare a new feasibility and will re-evaluate the bidding process that might take at least one year.
Perhaps FWO will now win this contract too. We are doomed.

 

[ghazi52]

Motorway M5 - Drone clips on various places

 

[ghazi52]

Bridge over N-5 & ML-1, Section 1, Sukkur.

 

[ghazi52]

Celebration on the completion of asphalt pavement for Section 7 ( M5 392 km from Sukkur to Multan ).