Islamabad Expressway


The Islamabad Expressway, sometimes also referred to as Islamabad Highway, is a major north–south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between the Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Punjab, connecting the national capital with the N-5 [National Highway]. It stretches from Zero Point Interchange with the Srinagar Highway in Islamabad to Rawat, Islamabad Capital Territory on the N-5 National Highway. The total length of the expressway is, with lanes varying from six to ten.
In 2007, the Capital Development Authority proposed to build three new interchanges on the highway at Koral Chowk, Lehtrar Road and Dhok Kala Khan Road to make it signal free. However, expansion work was delayed until 2014. The expansion later included a dedicated bike lane on the highway as well.

Interchanges and exits

ExitsInterchanges
Srinagar Highway Serena Hotel, Murree, Muzzaffarabad, Srinagar
Islamabad Intn'l Airport, Motorways M1, M2 and N-5/ GT Road
Zero Point Interchange
Garden Avenue, Shakarparian
Sectors H-8/I-8
Shakarparian Interchange
Rawal Lake, Murree, Muzaffarabad, Srinagar
IJP Road
Faizabad Interchange
Sohan
Rawalpindi-Dhok Kala Khan
Sohan Interchange
Khanna East, Lehtrar, Kotli Sattian
Rawalpindi-Khanna West
Khanna Interchange
Karaal, Ghouri Town
Rawalpindi-Chaklala Cantonment, PAF Base Nur Khan
Koral Interchange
Gulberg Greens
Rawalpindi-Gulbahar
Gulberg Interchange
Soan Gardens, PWD [Housing Society, Islamabad|PWD Employees Cooperative Housing Society], National [Police Foundation, Islamabad|National Police Foundation O-9 Housing Society] PWD Interchange
Naval Anchorage Naval Interchange
Japan Road
River Gardens
Japan Road Interchange
Kahuta Road, Humak Model Town
Sihala, Kahuta, Rawlakot
Sihala Interchange
Defence [Housing Authority, Islamabad|DHA Phase 5 Gate 1]
DHA Phase 2 Gate 7 & 8
DHA North Interchange
DHA Expressway
DHA Phase 2 Gate 5
DHA South Interchange
N-5 National Highway Rawalpindi,
Jhelum, Kharian, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Karachi
T Chowk/Rawat Chowk