Strategic Highway 2 (S-2), or more popularly known as Kohala–Muzaffarabad Road (
,
Pahari(( hindko))) is a 40 km long
Strategic Highway linking
Kohala with
Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan.
The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the P ...
in
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee:
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Route
The S-2 serves as a continuation of the
E75 Murree Expressway, thus connecting the federal capital
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capita ...
with the Kashmiri capital
Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan.
The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the P ...
.
Improvements and upgrades
Improvements and upgrades to the road began in 2013 under 3 packages
* Kohala-Dulai section
* Dulai- Muzaffarabad section
* Chatter Kalas and Dulai Bridges
See also
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National Highways of Pakistan
National Highways of Pakistan ( ur, ) are a network of toll highways in Pakistan, which are owned, maintained and operated by the National Highways Authority under the Ministry of Communications. It maintains of roadways organized into various ...
References
External links
National Highway Authority
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Roads in Azad Kashmir
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