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

[Chishty4]

Swat Motorway Tunnel in Pakistan

#Swat #KP #Infrastructure #Motorway #Development #Pakistan #EmergingPakistan

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2033863396741348

 

[Arsalan]

Anyone from the area, please confirm how much mileage of the Swat motorway is OPERATIONAL and open to public now? From where to what end? Someone just tole me that only 15-20km is open, need the facts from the area.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Arsalan]

Anyone from the area, please confirm how much mileage of the Swat motorway is OPERATIONAL and open to public now? From where to what end? Someone just tole me that only 15-20km is open, need the facts from the area.

Any word anyone of are we just sharing pictures from random facebook pages etc?

 

[Thunder.Storm]

All is open but you have to cover about 15 to 20 km on normal road before reaching swat

 

[ghazi52]

Islamabad-Swat in 3 hours, expressway opens this Eid

Swat: Opening of Swat Motorway Tunnel on Eid to cut down travel time between Islamabad and Swat from six hours to three hours.

The first motorway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is set to launch on Eid. It will be an 81 kilometres long, four lane wide motorway. This important artery will facilitate Swat valley and adjoining areas of Malakand, Chitral and Shangla Par. The Motorway starts from Karnal Sher Khan interchange at M1 Motorway and ends at Chakdara with six interchanges on the way namely Chakdara, Palai, Katlang, Bakhshalay, Ismaila and Dobian.

It will travel through districts of Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan and Malakand and main villages spread across the four districts including Haryan, Gumbat, Daulat, Nazar, Ismaila, Baghicha Dheri, Garyala, Shahbaz Garhi, Bakshali, Jamal Garhi, Katlang, Alo, Palai, Zulam Kot, Allah Dand and Chakdara.

Traffic load on the N-95 national highway is expected a significant relief. The expressway on the contrary is expected to provide a boost to the tourism sector in Swat and adjoining areas resulting in revenue generation for the province and its people.

The ground breaking ceremony for the Swat Motorway was held in 2016. KP Chief Minister Mr. Pervaiz Khattak performed the foundation stone laying in August. Estimated cost of the expressway stands at Rs 43 billion

 

[nangyale]

Anyone from the area, please confirm how much mileage of the Swat motorway is OPERATIONAL and open to public now? From where to what end? Someone just tole me that only 15-20km is open, need the facts from the area.

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.

 

[3030]

Swat motorway is open from Col Sher Khan interchange to Palai interchange. Close to Palai interchange only light traffic is allowed to use an access road built to reach the left tunnel which is now open to public (only for light traffic) and you crossover into the swat valley to join N-45 through Chakdarrah interchange. The access road to the tunnel is about 6.5 km only and is done properly. However from the tunnel to Chakdarrah one may expect patches still under works.

 

[ghazi52]

So, recent update guys. What they've done is that they made a diversion road in a low-lying area after the Palai interchange. The main route from Palai till the tunnel is still U/C and by the looks of it will continue to be for at least 2-4 months. The terrain gets quite treacherous after Palai, the diversion roads speed limit is only 30 km and 15 km on the uphill part. But it's only a 6-10km portion, it shouldn't impede too much. I know that we're being sold short on Eid, but hey, at least they're opening it *shrugs*

 

[ghazi52]

Swat Motorway opened to light traffic

June 04, 2019

Swat Motorway has been opened for light traffic.

Project Director of the motorway, Engineer Barkatullah told our Peshawar correspondent that the eighty-one kilometer long motorway has been completed at a cost of forty-one billion rupees in two years under public-private partnership.

He said the project will become fully operational within the next few months.

This will save about two hours time of passengers traveling to Peshawar and Islamabad from Malakand Division.

Engineer Barkatullah expressed the hope that Swat Motorway will help boost tourism, trade and economic activities in Mardan and Malakand Divisions.

 

[Chishty4]

Swat Motorway Pictures.

 

[Zulfiqar]

Swat motorway is open from Col Sher Khan interchange to Palai interchange. Close to Palai interchange only light traffic is allowed to use an access road built to reach the left tunnel which is now open to public (only for light traffic) and you crossover into the swat valley to join N-45 through Chakdarrah interchange. The access road to the tunnel is about 6.5 km only and is done properly. However from the tunnel to Chakdarrah one may expect patches still under works.

If only I had read that on Monday.

Went up to palai interchange, was only interested in going till chakdarrah and some streams near it with my relatives from mardan.

Had to reverse back as the access road looked blocked today and had a lot of traffic.

False advertising by government and FWO.

The road is no good from palai onwards if there are still patches that need work done and if there is going to bottleneck after palai that couldn't handle traffic coming from both directions.

Fazool main mood kharab karaya aur time bhi zaya keraya.

The only good thing was that it took me less than 90 minutes to run back to isb from palai interchange.

Swat Motorway opened to light traffic

June 04, 2019

Swat Motorway has been opened for light traffic.

Project Director of the motorway, Engineer Barkatullah told our Peshawar correspondent that the eighty-one kilometer long motorway has been completed at a cost of forty-one billion rupees in two years under public-private partnership.

He said the project will become fully operational within the next few months.

This will save about two hours time of passengers traveling to Peshawar and Islamabad from Malakand Division.

Engineer Barkatullah expressed the hope that Swat Motorway will help boost tourism, trade and economic activities in Mardan and Malakand Divisions.

False advertising. They clearly have some different definition for word completed.

 

[ghazi52]

Same.............right now

ایبٹ آباد - فوارہ چوک سے حویلیاں تک بدترین ٹریفک جام ہزاروں گاڑیاں پھنس گئیں سیاحوں کو شدید مشکلات کا سامنا

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Naran Road Right Now

 

[ghazi52]

سوات ایکسپریس وے پلئ پہاڑی سلسلہ۔متبادل روڈ کی بندش سے عوام کو شدید مسائل کا سامنا۔عوام ایکسپریس وے پر سفر سے اجتناب کریں ورنہ اپنے تکلیف کیلئے آپ خود ہی زذمہ دار ہونگے۔

Swat Expressway Mountain Series. The public is facing extreme problems by the alternative road outage. Avoid traveling on public express way otherwise you will be in pain.

Today traffic condition in swat valley

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

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