Disclaimer: Although this is a spur route of the Lahore Sialkot Motorway (M-11), this highway is not designated or signed as M-11 Motorway. This is a spur that links the city of Gujranwala to M-11. Gujranwala Expressway is an expressway in Pakistan linking Gujranwala to the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway which makes it an auxiliary route of the M-11 motorway or a bypass from the Grand Trunk Road. It is an important road as it brings a faster connection between Gujranwala and the M-11 motorway. It is a highway. Gujranwala Expressway is also equipped with M-TAG. It was inaugurated in 2024.
History Gujranwala was isolated from motorways, with the M-11 motorway being the closest but the N-5 highway would be the easiest way to get there. Commuters traveling to Lahore had to rely on the congested N-5.
Construction Construction began in July 2023, with the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) given the task to complete the project. In a rapid five months, the project was completed and the expressway was inaugurated on February 5, 2024.
Usefulness Gujranwala Expressway is a very useful highway as it helps people from Gujranwala to get to Lahore faster. Gujranwala Expressway has reduced time travel between Gujranwala and Lahore to 45 minutes.
Junctions
+Gujranwala ExpresswayExitsExit NumberEastbound ExitsWestbound ExitsGujranwala Interchange No eastbound exits, westbound entranceN-5 to LahoreWahndo Interchange M-11 to LahoreM-11 to Sialkot
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