M-15 motorway (Pakistan)
| M-15 motorway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ایم ١٥ موٹروے | ||||
| Hazara Motorway ہزارہ موٹروے | ||||
Motorway M-15 at Mansehra | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by National Highway Authority | ||||
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) | |||
| Existed | 2017 (initial stages)–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Hassan Abdal | |||
| Jharikass Interchange Haripur Interchange Shah Maqsood Interchange Havelian Interchange Qalandarabad Interchange Mansehra Interchange Bedadi Interchange Battagram Interchange | ||||
| North end | Thakot | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Pakistan | |||
| Major cities | Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
The M-15 Motorway, also known as the Hazara Motorway (Hindko/Urdu: ہزارہ موٹروے, Pashto: د هزاره موټروې), is a 180-kilometer controlled-access motorway in Pakistan. It links the Burhan Interchange near Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province with Haripur, Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shinkiari, Battagram, and Thakot in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The project is divided into seven packages – the first four (from Burhan to Mansehra) were completed and inaugurated on 27 December 2017 and 18 November 2019, and the last three sections, from Maneshra to Thakot, were inaugurated on 29 July 2020.
The Hasan Abdal and Havelian section was financed by the Asian Development Bank, along with a Rs. 10.021 billion (US$35 million) grant from the United Kingdom, while the Havelian to Shinkiari and Shinkiari to Thakot sections of the motorway were financed under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.