Hazara Motorway or M-15 Motorway
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Hazara Motorway or M-15 Motorway is a 180 kilometer controlled-access motorway linking the Burhan Interchange near Hasan Abdal in Punjab province with Haripur, Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shinkiari, Battagram, and Thakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is also known as Hazara Motorway.
The project is divided into 7 packages; the first four (from Burhan to Mansehra) are already completed and were inaugurated on 27 December 2017 , 18 November 2019 & last 3 sections inaugurated in July 2020.The Hasan Abdal and Havelian section was financed by the Asian Development Bank, along with a ₨10.021 billion (US$63 million) grant from the United Kingdom.while the Havelian to Shinkiari and Shinkiari to Thakot section of the motorway was financed under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The motorway starts from Havelian, passes through Abbottabad, Mansehra and Shinkiari, and ends at Thakot. The Motorway has five tunnels two at Abbottabad and one each at Battal, Karmong and Mansehra. Up to Haripur it is six-lane controlled access while from Havelian to Mansehra portion is four lanes. Mansehra-Thakot section has 2 lanes.
The project is divided into 7 packages; the first four (from Burhan to Mansehra) are already completed and were inaugurated on 27 December 2017 , 18 November 2019 & last 3 sections inaugurated in July 2020.The Hasan Abdal and Havelian section was financed by the Asian Development Bank, along with a ₨10.021 billion (US$63 million) grant from the United Kingdom.while the Havelian to Shinkiari and Shinkiari to Thakot section of the motorway was financed under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
The motorway starts from Havelian, passes through Abbottabad, Mansehra and Shinkiari, and ends at Thakot. The Motorway has five tunnels two at Abbottabad and one each at Battal, Karmong and Mansehra. Up to Haripur it is six-lane controlled access while from Havelian to Mansehra portion is four lanes. Mansehra-Thakot section has 2 lanes.