Peshawar Morr Interchange

Peshawar Mor Interchange (also known as G-9 interchange) is Pakistan's biggest interchange in Islamabad, Pakistan. The construction of interchange started in May 2014 along with the construction of Metrobus Peshawar Morr-Airport line but took longer to complete than anticipated. It costed almost 6 billion Rupees (60 million USD) to get completed by 2016. Peshawar Morr interchange eased traffic congestion on two main highways of the Capital city i.e. Kashmir Highway and Ninth Avenue. It facilitates traffic to the New Islamabad International Airport and to Lahore-Islamabad (M2) Motorway as well as to Peshawar-Islamabad (M1) Motorway.[1][2]

Peshawar Morr
Peshawar Morr viewed from a bypass.
Location
Islamabad
Coordinates33.68453°N 73.04756°E / 33.68453; 73.04756
Roads at
junction		Srinagar Highway
9th Avenue
Construction
TypePartial cloverleaf interchange
Constructed2014-2016
OpenedMarch 2016 (2016-03)
Maintained byCapital Development Authority (Islamabad)

The total length of the overhead, underground and ramp roads of the interchange is approximately 14 km and it features eight flyovers.[1]

Etymology

Peshawar Mor, used to be at the helm of a road leading to Peshawar since not much existed after it during the early times of Islamabad. Back then, it was a well-known stop for wagons and buses travelling to Peshawar from Islamabad, vice versa.[3]

References
  1. "Will Peshawar Mor Interchange see light of day any time soon?". Pakistan Today. 17 February 2016.
  2. "Peshawar Mor Interchange ready for inauguration". DAWN. 7 March 2016.
  3. "What's in a name?". DAWN. 25 February 2012.
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