ISLAMABAD:Communication Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said 6-lane motorway will be built from Lahore to Rawalpindi.

The journey from Lahore to Islamabad will be reduced from three and half hours to two and half hour.

He said the distance between Lahore to Rawalpindi will be reduced from 380 kilometers to 280 kilometers through new motorway.

He indicated new motorway will connect important cities of Punjab including Gujranwala, Gujarat, Lala musa Kharian and Jhelum with each other.

Sialkot motorway will also be upgraded from 4 lanes to 6 lanes.

Decision has been taken to spend additional 10 billion rupees so that the road could be built in 6 lanes.

He said new motorway will help save the time of commuters and fuel and the connectivity between the busiest cities of Punjab will further improve.

Efforts are underway to lay foundation stone of Sukkar Motorway in next month.

According to him three sections of Sukkhar motorway have been approved. Under the project motorway from Saukkhar to Hyderabad will be built.