Peshawar Ring Road
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| Peshawar Ring Road پشاور مداری سڑک د پېښور حلقوي سړک | |
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| Maintained by Peshawar Development Authority | |
| Length | 43 km[1] (27 mi) |
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| Ring road around Peshawar | |
Peshawar-Charsadda Road M-1 Motorway Interchange N-5 National Highway Interchange N-55 National Highway Interchange | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
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Peshawar Ring Road (Urdu: پشاور مداری سڑک, Pashto: د پېښور حلقوي سړک, also known officially as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highway 13) is a 35-kilometer-long (22 mi) orbital highway located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.[2]
Route
The ring road serves as a bypass for heavy transport vehicles and facilitates Afghanistan-bound traffic. It also serves as the terminus for the Peshawar-Charsadda Road, Peshawar-Bara Road, Peshawar-Dalazak Road and Jamrud-Warsak Road.
Reconstruction
At a ceremony in Peshawar on 27 April 2010, United States Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson joined President Asif Ali Zardari, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti in inaugurating the 25 kilometers (16 mi) Peshawar Southern Bypass (Southern Ring Road). The U.S.-financed project provided Rs. 2.1 billion (US$7.3 million) in upgrades to the road. The US Ambassador stated the road would provide ease traffic between Charsadda and Hayatabad, improve security, and generate greater trade opportunities for the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas,".[3]
Expansion
The Peshawar Ring Road's northern half is currently Under construction since 2017. From Warsak Road, the ring road will be expanded towards Hayatabad, passing through Palosi and Regi villages.
See also
Provincial Highways of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Notes
- ^ "Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority".
- ^ "Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority".
- ^ Office of the Spokesman (2010). "U.S. and Pakistan Sign Letter of Intent on Support for Construction of Priority Roads in Pakistan to Aid in Malakand Reconstruction" (Press release). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved November 30, 2014.