Roads have always been an important method of transport, even before the railway was invented. In Pakistan, the road roads initially served as feeders to the railways. For long distance travel and particularly for the carriage of goods. The railway had no competition. with the passage of time, however, roads began to compete with the railway for all types of passengers, including long distance and night travel.
Today, roads serve village producers, consumers and collection and distribution centers. They also serve regional markets and link the port of Karachi to large inland market like Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta.
The great importance that road transport has acquired over the years can be judged from the phenomenal increase in the length of roads in country, from 54000 kilometers in 1949-50 to 248000 in 1999-2000. The number of vehicles on the road have also increased substantially, from 32000 in 1949-50 to 278000 in 1999-2000. Although the exact figures are not known, roads handle many more passengers and a greater quantity of cargo than the railway in spite of commendable road development in the country, however, the road density in Pakistan 0.23 kilometers per square kilometers is less than that of India 0.61, Sri Lanka 1.51 and Bagladesh 1.51.
Highways and other roads,
There are several types of roads in Pakistan
1-Village roads
2-district roads
3-motorways
4-highways
Village roads serve a number of useful purpose. Aside from interconnecting villages, they also serve local markets and allow passengers and goods to be carried from larger district markets and railway stations.
District roads allow goods and passengers to be carried from one district to another. They serve large collection and distribution centers, as well as larger railway stations.
The high ways connect the port of Karachi with large regional centers like Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta. They also interconnect the regional centers. They are the main arteries of trade, where the heavy traffic of goods and passengers takes place.
The motorways are designed to provide quick transport without traffic jams. As such, they do not enter settlements, but circumvent them or go over them by over bridges. Although there are no road crossing on a motorway, there are toll roads. The government has planned a number of motorways in Pakistan, including ones between Islamabad, Peshawar and Pindi. Bhattain-Faisalabad. The only completed motorway is the Islamabad-Lahore one. It opened in November 1997. It is 115 kilometers long. so far, however, it has failed to generate the expected amount of traffic.
Today, roads serve village producers, consumers and collection and distribution centers. They also serve regional markets and link the port of Karachi to large inland market like Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta.
The great importance that road transport has acquired over the years can be judged from the phenomenal increase in the length of roads in country, from 54000 kilometers in 1949-50 to 248000 in 1999-2000. The number of vehicles on the road have also increased substantially, from 32000 in 1949-50 to 278000 in 1999-2000. Although the exact figures are not known, roads handle many more passengers and a greater quantity of cargo than the railway in spite of commendable road development in the country, however, the road density in Pakistan 0.23 kilometers per square kilometers is less than that of India 0.61, Sri Lanka 1.51 and Bagladesh 1.51.
Highways and other roads,
There are several types of roads in Pakistan
1-Village roads
2-district roads
3-motorways
4-highways
Village roads serve a number of useful purpose. Aside from interconnecting villages, they also serve local markets and allow passengers and goods to be carried from larger district markets and railway stations.
District roads allow goods and passengers to be carried from one district to another. They serve large collection and distribution centers, as well as larger railway stations.
The high ways connect the port of Karachi with large regional centers like Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta. They also interconnect the regional centers. They are the main arteries of trade, where the heavy traffic of goods and passengers takes place.
The motorways are designed to provide quick transport without traffic jams. As such, they do not enter settlements, but circumvent them or go over them by over bridges. Although there are no road crossing on a motorway, there are toll roads. The government has planned a number of motorways in Pakistan, including ones between Islamabad, Peshawar and Pindi. Bhattain-Faisalabad. The only completed motorway is the Islamabad-Lahore one. It opened in November 1997. It is 115 kilometers long. so far, however, it has failed to generate the expected amount of traffic.
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