E75 expressway (Pakistan)

The E-75 Expressway[2] or Murree Expressway (Urdu, Pahari: مری بزرگراه) (also known as the Islamabad-Murree-Muzaffarabad Expressway)[3] is a four-lane partially operational controlled-access expressway[4] linking Islamabad to Murree in Punjab province. The second section between Murree and Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir is currently under construction.

E–75 Expressway
Murree Expressway
مری بزرگراه
Intervene - Traveling from Islamabad to Murree.jpg
Route information
Maintained by National Highway Authority
Length90 km[1] (56 mi)
Existed30 August 2011–present
Major junctions
South endIslamabad (N75)
North endKohala (S2)
Location
CountryPakistan
Major citiesMurree
Highway system

The project was planned in 2000 during Pervez Musharraf's government. However, work only started in 2008. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani on 30 August 2011.[5]

Route

The expressway passes through Bhara Kahu, Murree, Phulgran, Upper Topa, Lower Topa, Bhurban, Aliyot and Phagwari before terminating outside Kohala. The expressway then continues as S-2 Strategic Highway from Kohala to Muzaffarabad.

Murree Expressway E-75
Murree Expressway E-75
Murree Expressway E-75
Murree Expressway E-75
Murree Expressway E-75

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". nha.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "NHA revises upward PC-I for E-75 project – Business Recorder". 20 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. "Islamabad-Murree Expressway (N-75) going on to Kohala | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  4. "Murree dual carriageway to be extended to Kohala". Dawn. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. "Inauguration: Islamabad-Murree Expressway". The Express Tribune. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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