Peshawar Northern Bypass or Northern Peshawar Highway is a [E-2] dual carriageway, grade-separated road with controlled access, designed for high speeds vehicles and heavy traffic coming from southern Pakistan. The bypass has two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each carriageway. It bypasses the Provincial capital Peshawar from the north with the purpose of carrying the transit traffic bound toward Afghanistan, which has to pass through the city or via the Peshawar ring road.