Canal Bank Road


Canal Bank Road is a major eight lane east-west signal free road which extends along the banks of the Lahore Canal in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The road serves as a major central artery of Lahore and extends from Multan Road in Thokar Niaz Beg to BRB Canal Road in Khaira, passing through the neighbourhoods of Johar, Gulberg, Mughalpura and Harbanspura. Originally known as Canal Bank Road, in 2000, the Government of Pakistan renamed Canal Bank Road in honour of Annemarie Schimmel, for her works in Sufism and Muhammad Iqbal, a prominent philosopher and national poet of Pakistan.

Interchanges & exits

There are 12 underpasses along the entire route of Canal Bank Road, which allows continuous flow of traffic from Thokar Niaz Beg to Harbanspura. The Thokar Niaz Baig Flyover allows motorists from Multan Road and the M2 motorway to bypass Thokar Niaz Beg Chowk, which previously was a major choke point.

InterchangesType
Multan RoadThokar Niaz Beg Flyover
Shahrah-e-Nazaria PakistanExit
Abuzar Ghaffari RoadExit
Yaseen Khan Watoo RoadExit
Abdul Haque RoadChaudhary Rehmat Ali Underpass
Shahrak-e-WafaqiExit
Maulana Shaukat Ali RoadChakar-e-Azam Rind Underpass
Khayaban-e-Jamia PunjabWaris Mir Underpass
Chaudhary Anwar Ali RoadExit
Masood Farooqi RoadLal Pul Underpass
Ferozepur RoadLiaquat Ali Khan Underpass
Zahoor Elahi RoadF.C. College Underpass
Shah Jamal RoadExit
Jail RoadWaris Shah Underpass
Mall RoadFaiz Ahmed Faiz Underpass
Sunderdas Road
Allama Iqbal Road		Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi Underpass
Choubaca Underpass
Shalimar RoadMughalpura Underpass
Lahore Ring RoadJogindar Lal Mandal Underpass
Harbanspura Interchange
Jallo Park RoadIntersection
BRB Canal RoadIntersection

Extension & reconstruction

Canal Bank Road has continuously needed widening and repaving due to its heavy use.