The Gojra to Shorkot section is part of M-4 Faisalabad-Multan Motorway being built at a whopping of Rs 17 billion to connect all major cities through modern roads.
The project will reduce cost and time from textile producing hub of Faisalabad in central Punjab to Multan, which is a major trade center in Southern Punjab, the Prime Minister's office said in a statement.
"The M-4 will open up new opportunities for the residents of Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Shorkot by providing faster access to bigger markets," the said.
The M-4 will upgrade the country's vital north-south road network for the promotion of economic growth, job creation and regional connectivity and will extend the already completed M-1, M-2 and M-3 motorways southwards, reducing distance between Multan and twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi in the north.
The M-4 is also a step towards positioning Pakistan to act as a transit artery for goods moving between the port cities of Karachi and Gwadar in the south to Torkham on the northern border with Afghanistan via the country's major business and population centers.