Canal Bank Road (Punjabi, , Sarak-e-Nehr) also known as Khayaban-e-Annemarie Schimmel, is a major eight-lane east–west signal-free road which extends along the banks of the Lahore Canal in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.http://www.wwfpak.org/191207_canalroad-widening-facts.php Widening plan for road The road serves as a major central artery of Lahore and extends from Multan Road in Thokar Niaz Beg to BRB Canal Road in Manhala Road, passing through the neighbourhoods of Johar, Gulberg, Mughalpura, Harbanspura and Manhala.
Name change Originally known as Canal Bank Road, in 2000, the Government of Pakistan renamed Canal Bank Road in honour of Annemarie Schimmel, for her works in Sufism and Muhammad Iqbal, a prominent philosopher and national poet of Pakistan.
Interchanges & exits
There are 12 underpasses along the entire route of Canal Bank Road, which allows continuous flow of traffic from Thokar Niaz Beg to Harbanspura. The Thokar Niaz Baig Flyover allows motorists from Multan Road and the M-2 motorway to bypass Thokar Niaz Beg Chowk, which previously was a major choke point.
Interchanges Type Multan Road Thokar Niaz Beg Flyover Shahrah-e-Nazaria Pakistan Exit (Westbound only) Abuzar Ghaffari Road Exit (Westbound only) Yaseen Khan Watoo Road Exit (Westbound only) Abdul Haque Road Chaudhary Rehmat Ali Underpass Shahrak-e-Wafaqi Exit (Westbound only) Maulana Shaukat Ali Road Chakar-e-Azam Rind Underpass Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab Waris Mir Underpass Chaudhary Anwar Ali Road Exit (Eastbound only) Masood Farooqi Road Lal Pul Underpass Ferozepur Road Liaquat Ali Khan Underpass Zahoor Elahi Road F.C. College Underpass Shah Jamal Road Exit (Eastbound only) Jail Road Waris Shah Underpass Mall Road Faiz Ahmed Faiz Underpass Sunderdas RoadAllama Iqbal Road Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi Underpass Choubaca Underpass Shalimar Road Mughalpura Underpass Lahore Ring Road Jogindar Lal Mandal UnderpassHarbanspura Interchange Jallo Park Road Intersection Manhala Road T Junction
Extension & reconstruction Canal Bank Road has continuously needed widening and repaving due to its heavy use.
Multan Road – Abdul Haque Road: Construction to widen this section began on 28 October 2011 and was completed on 15 January 2012 at cost of Thokar Niaz Beg Flyover: Construction began on 1 December 2010 and was completed on 28 February 2011 at a cost of by Habib Construction Services.
See also List of streets in Lahore Transport in Lahore
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