Sialkot: The Sialkot-Lahore Motorway project has reached its final stages of construction; with its inauguration scheduled to take place on March 31, a news source reported. In this regard, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Nasir Mehmood Bashir revealed that the new road would connect Sialkot and Lahore through eastern parts of Punjab – cutting down the travel time between the two cities to only 41 minutes.
Addressing the Executive Committee of the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), the DC stated that the motorway comprised four lanes, nine interchanges, 20 bridges, eight flyovers, and 18 underpasses. He added that the authorities concerned also planned to set up three industrial zones, in addition to two universities, along the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway.
Bashir said that the relevant authorities would also connect the new motorway with M2 and N5 via the Lahore Link Road near Kala Shah Kaku. He added that the Lahore-Sialkot route would run parallel to the GT Road, passing from east of Kamoki, Gujranwala, Daska, and Sambrial – finally ending in Sialkot. He further revealed that the Lahore-Kamoki Section 1 would become functional from January 10 onwards.
