Peshawar–Dera Ismail Khan motorway

The Peshawar–Dera Ismail Khan motorway is a 360 km long proposed motorway connecting Peshawar with the southern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Starting at the provincial capital Peshawar in the north, it will pass through Darra Adamkhel, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu(Domel), Ghoriwala, Lakki Marwat, and Darra Pezu, reaching Dera Ismail Khan at its southern end.

Passing through the three major Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Kohat, Bannu & D.I.Khan-by roads from the motorway will connect the cities of Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan with the Kharlachi (D.I.Khan), Ghulam Khan (North Waziristan) and Angur Ada (South Waziristan) border crossings on the Durand Line-Afghanistan–Pakistan border to the west.

Details
The motorway will be around 360 km long and comprise 6 lanes, with 19 interchanges. The project has two tunnels of 7 km each. It is expected to be completed in a period of 4 years.

List of Interchanges


 * 1) M1 Interchange
 * 2) Tarnab Interchange
 * 3) Ring Road Interchange
 * 4) Matni-Badaber Interchange
 * 5) Dara Adam Khel Interchange
 * 6) Kohat Interchange
 * 7) Sher Kot-Asterzai Interchange
 * 8) Raeesan-Jozara Interchange
 * 9) Hangu-Tall Interchange
 * 10) Karapa-Lachi Interchange
 * 11) Soor Dag Interchange
 * 12) Bannu-Domel Interchange
 * 13) Ghoriwala-Sarai Naurang Interchange
 * 14) Gazni Khel-Lakki Marwat Interchange
 * 15) Pezo-Tank Interchange
 * 16) Yark Hakla-Islamabad Interchange
 * 17) DI Khan Interchange
 * 18) Zhob Quetta Interchange
 * 19) Darya Khan-DI Khan Interchange

The PC-1 of the project was approved in August 2021. In September 2021, it was approved from Executive Committee of the National Council with an estimated cost of Rs300 billion.

KP Government completed the feasibility study of the project in December 2022, and has entered into financing negotiations with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) for loans covering 180 of the Rs. 300 billion required for the project. The remaining Rs. 120 billion are going to be contributed by the provincial government.