N-45 National Highway
The National Highway 45 or the N-45 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Nowshera District to the town of Chitral via Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a two lane highways with total length of 309 km. It is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority.
A tunnel project on the highway, Lowari Tunnel is expected to be completed in 2017 which will reduce the current 14-hour drive from Chitral to Peshawar by 7-hours, it will also reduce the time and effort it takes moving from Chitral to southern parts of Pakistan in winter season when Lowari Top is closed due to snow and people of Chitral have to travel from Afghanistan and then enter back in Pakistan.
