Club Road to be made one-way

KARACHI: Karachi Traffic Police, district administration and traffic engineering bureau have decided to change the two-way Club Road into a one-way road. The decision was made during a meeting, chaired by Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shalwani, on Friday.

Participants of the meeting were informed that initially the one-way route will be given a trial run and the decision to make it permanent will be taken later. During the trial run, traffic will only be allowed to move from Metropole Hotel to PIDC, Shaheen Complex and Chief Minister House. Traffic engineering bureau has been instructed to install traffic signs along the route to inform citizens about the direction of traffic flow.

During the meeting, District South traffic SSP presented a report about the implementation of the plan. After discussing all aspects of the plan included in the report, the meeting decided to make Club Road a one-way road. Participants of the meeting agreed that doing so will improve traffic flow and make the route safer for vehicles and pedestrians.

It was also decided in the meeting that the public will be informed of the decision prior to the implementation of the plan through print and electronic media. Traffic police department and traffic engineering bureau were particularly asked to take steps in this regard.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 13^th, 2019.