Peshawar Morr Interchange (also known as G-9 interchange) is Pakistan's biggest interchange in

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

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. It is located at the intersection of

Srinagar Highway The Srinagar Highway (), formerly known as the Kashmir Highway (), is a major east–west highway in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It provides quick access through Islamabad and connects the Islamabad International Airport in the ...

and Ninth Avenue, connecting the G and H

sectors of Islamabad Sectors of Islamabad are administrative divisions of Zone I and Zone II of the Islamabad Capital Territory region. The capital territory is divided into 5 zones, of which Zone I and Zone II have been designated urban development zones. Naming & n ...

. Peshawar Morr Interchange eased

traffic congestion Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s, resulting in m ...

on two main highways of the capital city i.e. Srinagar Highway and Ninth Avenue. It facilitates traffic to the

Islamabad International Airport Islamabad International Airport () () is an international airport serving Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan and Rawalpindi. It is located south-west of the city, and is directly connected to the Lahore and Peshawar motorways as well to ...

, Lahore–Islamabad Motorway and Islamabad–Peshawar Motorway. The total length of the overhead, underground and ramp roads of the interchange is approximately 14 km and it features eight flyovers. The construction of the interchange started in May 2014 along with the construction of

Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is a bus rapid transit system operating in the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area of Pakistan. It consists of four routes, namely the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green Lines. The Red and Orange Lines have d ...

, but took longer to complete than anticipated. It costed almost Rs. 6 billion (60 million USD) and was completed by March 2016.

Etymology

Peshawar Morr used to be at the helm of a road leading to

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

since not much existed after it during the early times of Islamabad. Back then, it was a well-known stop for vans and buses travelling to Peshawar from

and vice versa.

References

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