Swat Motorway (M1 Karnal Sher Khan Interchange to Chakdara ) .. 81 KM

[ghazi52]

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Why dont they develop naran? A few high rises that include hotels, malls and medical. Should be enough to hold the tourists.

Its become a hellhole!

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Its become a hellhole!

I can see. Then again all pakistani cities are. Ugly, gray, hellholes

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider)

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

What are the safety precautions in these tunnels? Incase of fire, earthquake, flood or terrorist activity? Or did they just dig a hole and called it a day?

 

[ghazi52]

What are the safety precautions in these tunnels? Incase of fire, earthquake, flood or terrorist activity? Or did they just dig a hole and called it a day?

Inter link

Connection ... wooden shuttering is ready to put in place

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Inter link

Connection ... wooden shuttering is ready to put in place

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So it's a link form one tunnel to the other?

 

[Arsalan]

The expressway is open Sher Khan interchange upto Palai interchange. From Palai one can take the Charat road to Thana, where you can rejoin N45 to Swat or Dir.
Hope this answers your question.

Yes, it helps a lot. Thank you. But are you SURE it is open up to Palai now?

 

[Thunder.Storm]

@Arsalan it is open upto chakdara. Now the rush time is over.

 

[Arsalan]

@Arsalan it is open upto chakdara. Now the rush time is over.

Yup. Got the details from a friend in Swat as well. This is good news indeed.

I was asking because a couple of weeks back someone said to me that only about 15km of this expressway was open and i wanted to check that.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[nangyale]

Yes, it helps a lot. Thank you. But are you SURE it is open up to Palai now?

Toll booths are operating till Katlang. So you only pay till that point. After that you are still using the expressway but not paying any charges. From Palai to the tunnel you will be using"service road" Which is very steep at certain points (so don't try it if you drive an old banger).
Only one tunnel is operational at the moment.
From tunnel up till Chakdara you will be using the expressway but some of it is not asphalted yet, so expect plenty of dusts.
Hope this helps.