Real Estate Investment Along Highways, Motorways, Expressways & Bypasses

As population of the country is growing, people are moving more and more towards metropolitan cities to avail the urban facilities. This results in shortage of large vacant areas for residential plots in these metropolitan cities, which causes several Industrial, residential and commercial developments to be carried out along the prime highways of our country.

Lands along the highways are mostly agricultural and plots available in these lands vary in size from 1 acre to 100 acres. These lands possesses very attractive opportunity for real estate investors, rates are mostly low in such schemes, and chances for profit are much higher due to access roads already available for these residential schemes.

Let’s review some of the major highways in Pakistan where investment opportunities for large plots are available:

1. Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) links Islamabad to Peshawar and further to Afghanistan. Plots are suitable for agricultural purposes (due to proximity to cold storage facilities and vegetable markets) and industrial use (due to proximity to Peshawar Dry Port, a railway station and airport.)
Facilities include: Canal irrigation systems, drainage systems, electricity, gas, sewerage and water.
Plot sizes range between: 10 and 500 acres.
Purchase price range: Rs 0.2-1.5 million per acre.

2. Multan Road connects Lahore to Multan. Plots are suitable for agricultural, industrial and residential development. Proximity to major urban markets, dry ports and railway stations are an added advantage.
Facilities include: Drainage systems, electricity, water and warehouses.
Plot sizes range between: Five and 100 acres.
Purchase price range: Rs 0.5-2 million per acre.

3. Murree Expressway extends from Rawalpindi and Islamabad to Murree. Several tourist attractions (including Bara Kahu and Chattar Park) are located on the way. Plots are ideal for developing hotels, resorts and other recreational avenues.
Facilities include: Electricity, drainage systems and water.
Available plot sizes: One to 50 acres.
Purchase price range: Rs 0.5-2 million per acre.

4. Northern Bypass (M-10) extends from M-9 Motorway to Estate Avenue. Plots are ideal for industrial, residential and recreational (farmhouse) development, as well as warehousing due to proximity to the dry port.
Facilities include: Electricity, gas, sewerage and water.
Plot sizes range between: One and 100 acres.
Purchase price range: Rs 1.5-5 million per acre.