Traffic control: CTP bans entry of heavy vehicles, buses in Murree

Tourists advised to keep air pressure in tyres moderate, batteries fully charged

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi City Traffic Police (CTP) has imposed a ban on the entry of heavy vehicles and buses in Murree to ensure the safety of the passengers and facilitate tourists.

Special instructions have been issued to traffic wardens by the CTP while the tourists have also been advised to avoid travelling to the hill station on motorbikes, heavy vehicles and buses.

A CTP spokesperson said that tourists had been asked to keep moderate air pressure in the tyres of their vehicles.

He added that visitors should ensure that their vehicles are fit in condition and that the batteries are fully charged, he added.

The ban has been imposed to avoid any sort of inconvenience to tourists, he said.

Only expert drivers must visit Murree during the snowfall season while visitors should avoid parking their cars incorrectly or abreast on the road.

He said the Rawalpindi Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Muhammad Bin Yousaf had urged tourists to avoid taking selfies while parking vehicles in the middle of the road.

The official said that a large number of visitors park their vehicles illegally on either side of the narrow road which further reduces the space available for vehicles to move forward.

The tourists have also been asked to bring only vehicles which run on petrol and to avoid vehicles which run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

The CTO advised the tourists to strictly obey traffic rules during snowfall or bad weather condition in Murree.

He added that all out efforts were made to provide traffic related facilities to the visitors.

The tourists can also seek help, guidance and information from the Murree CTP helpline by dialling 051-9269200.

Moreover, he stated that under a comprehensive traffic plan devised for Murree for the ongoing winter season, wardens, inspectors and deputy superintendents of traffic police had been deployed to manage the flow of traffic. Moreover, a control room had been set up for the area, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2018.