RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The First Section of Lahore-Sialkot Motorway has been opened for the public traffic, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
In a statement, the ISPR said that the operative section of 22 kilometers starts from Kala Shah Kaku till Road Muridke-Narowal and remaining portion of 69 kilometers will be opened in next few months.
The ISPR said that the completion of 91 kilometers long Lahore-Sialkot Motorway by the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) would enable traveling time to 50 minutes only.
The motorway upon its full functioning will also reduce traffic burden on GT Road as well as on Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2).
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