Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday laid the foundation stone of 57 km long Multan-Khanewal section of the Multan-Faisalabad Motorway, to be built at a cost of Rs 14 billion. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Punjab Governor Latif Khan Khosa and Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Mehdi Shah. Minister for Communication Alamgir Khan was also present.
The project is in line with the government's program of upgrading the communication network across the country to facilitate the people. The Multan-Faisalabad Motorway will be completed in four phases--Multan-Khanewal (57km), Khanewal-Shorkot (65km), Shorkot-Gojra (61km), and Gojra-Faisalabad (58km). Five interchanges--Vehari road interchange, LMQ interchange, Tataypur interchange, Bahawalpur interchange, and Shujaabad interchange at Multan-Khanewal section--will be constructed. The motorway will connect with the Indus highway (N-55) and will reduce the travel distance between Karachi and Islamabad.
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