On 11 March 2015, an inauguration ceremony was held for the M-9 Motorway with a planned completion date of August 2017.

[9] The interchanges at Dadabhai, Industrial Valley, Nooriabad, and Thana Bola Khan, were to enable Tharparkar, Jimphir, Keenjhar, and other areas to be connected as well.

On 3 February 2017, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a completed section of the motorway from Loni Kot to Lucky toll plaza.

In February 2022, the federal government decided to further upgrade the motorway from six to eight lanes to cater to the high traffic volume.

However, heavy motorbikes are used for patrolling purposes by the Pakistani National Highways & Motorways Police.