Peshawar Ring Road


Peshawar Ring Road is a orbital highway located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

Route

The ring road serves as a bypass for heavy transport vehicles and facilitates Afghanistan-bound traffic. It also serves as the terminus for the Peshawar-Charsadda Road, Peshawar-Bara Road, Peshawar-Dalazak Road and Jamrud-Warsak Road.

Reconstruction

At a ceremony in Peshawar on 27 April 2010, United States Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson joined President Asif Ali Zardari, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti in inaugurating the Peshawar Southern Bypass. The U.S.-financed project provided in upgrades to the road. The US Ambassador stated the road would provide ease traffic between Charsadda and Hayatabad, improve security, and generate greater trade opportunities for the citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas,".

Expansion

The Peshawar Ring Road's northern half is currently bring expanded to Warsak Road, Nasir Bagh and Hayatabad. The Pajjagi-Warsak section is under construction and will be inaugurated in 2018. From Warsak Road, the ring road will be expanded towards Hayatabad, passing through Palosi and Regi villages.