Traffic plan finalised for PTI rally

Motorists directed to utilise Parade Ground’s fixed parking

ISLAMABAD: The police in the capital plan to deploy nearly 600 personnel to manage the stream of party workers and supporters travelling to the Parade Ground to attend Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally on Friday (today).

This was decided at a meeting of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Thursday, held to finalise a special traffic plan for the rally.

As per the plan, 594 traffic personnel along with SP Traffic Ch. Khalid Rasheed, three DSPs, 15 Inspectors would be deployed to manage the traffic.



The meeting also decided on alternate routes for citizens.

As per parking plan, party workers coming from Peshawar would take a left turn from Kashmir Highway Zero point towards the fixed parking lot of the parade ground. Those coming from Lahore would use the Expressway and Faizabad before taking a u-turn from the Garden flyover to reach the ground.

Similarly, participants coming from Bhara Kahu would use Murree Road, Rawal Dam Road before taking a u-turn at the Garden flyover after using Faizabad bridge to reach the parade ground.

Buses have been directed to park at gate no. 1, while cars and motorbikes would be parked at entry no. 2 and 3.

Motorists heading to Rawalpindi from Islamabad would use Dhokri Chowk, Rawal Dam Chowk, Murree Road. Similarly, those commuting from sectors G-6, G-7 and F-8 while heading towards Rawalpindi will turn right from ZTBL and use ninth avenue from Sector G-8.



Traffic coming from Murree Road, IJP Road will use Murree Rawal Dam roads while traffic coming from Expressway would use Murree and Rawal Dam Roads after using Faizabad bridge. Those coming from Sector I-8 would use I-8 Signal, IJP road. Zero Point would be used by those heading towards Chand Tara Chowk from Kashmir Highway.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 28^th, 2017.