Faizabad Interchange ( ur, ) is a
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
which serves as a junction between
Islamabad Highway
The Islamabad Expressway ( ur, ), sometimes Islamabad Highway) is a major north-south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, connecting the national capital wi ...
and
Murree Road in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
Constructed by
NESPAK
The National Engineering Services Pakistan ( ur, , trading name: NESPAK) NES, is a Pakistan-based multinational state-owned enterprise and an energy contractor which provides consulting, construction, engineering, and management services glob ...
at a cost of Rs 130 million (£745,000), the interchange was completed in January 1998, making it the first modern cloverleaf interchange in Pakistan. Over 100,000 vehicles use this interchange daily and serves a major entry and exit point to Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The interchange is only a few cloverleaf interchanges in the world where three roads have been joined rather than two, linking the
Islamabad Expressway
The Islamabad Expressway ( ur, ), sometimes Islamabad Highway) is a major north-south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, connecting the national capital wi ...
,
Murree Road, and Pir Wadhai Road.
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2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest
2017 Faizabad sit-in was organized by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). It started a protest on November 8, 2017, and set up camp at the Faizabad Interchange contesting changes in the ''Elections Bill 2017'' in which the word ''oath'' changed to ...
Islamabad
Road interchanges in Pakistan
Rawalpindi District