Defence Day traffic plan issued

Nine roads will be closed on September 6, says CTO

RAWALPINDI: City Traffic Police (CTP) has issued traffic plan to keep smooth flow of traffic during Defence Day programme in General Headquarters (GHQ) on September 6 and also on September 4 for the full dress rehearsal of the event.

Some nine arteries leading to GHQ would be blocked and alternate routes would be provided to citizens while additional force would be deployed for better management.

The roads would be blocked on the occasion of full dress rehearsal. As many as 34 traffic assistants, 129 warden officers, 12 inspectors and six DSPs will perform duties on Defence Day to regulate traffic on alternate routes.

Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Muhammad Bin Ashraf told the media that the Mall Road, T&T Chowk to Shalimar Chowk, Kashmir Road, T&T Chowk to Chungi 22, Tameezuddin Road, PC Hotel turn to CSD, Tufail Road and GHQ gate number 3 to Chungi 22, Iftikhar Janjua Road, University Chowk near EME Mess to GHQ and Masood Akhtar Kiani Road would remain closed for traffic from 5 am until the conclusion of the function at GHQ. The traffic plan would also be implemented on September 4 during full dress rehearsal, he added.

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He said traffic moving from Sadar to Shalimar Chowk to Peshawar Road would be diverted to Bank Road and reach Mall Road via MH Chowk. Traffic From MH Chowk to Katchery would be diverted towards Railway Road, Kamran Market, Mareer Chowk to reach Katchery Chowk.

No traffic would be allowed towards Transit Camp and Roomi Road and from Military Accounts Office to Railway Road during the ceremony, he added.

He said traffic coming from Westridge side would be moved towards Mall Road, Haider road. Vehicles coming from MH side would be diverted to Railway Road and Haider Road.

Traffic from MH to Kutcheri Chowk would be turned towards Kamran Market, Kashmir Road, Mareer Chowk Traffic from Military Accounts Office would not be allowed to move towards Railway Road or Saddar. Moreover, vehicles coming from Chungi No 22 towards CMH or GHQ would not be allowed to move and would be directed to use alternative routes.

All vehicles moving on Murree Road to TM Road would be diverted on Lasania U turn towards Saifullah Lodhi Road. Vehicles coming from Tufail Road could use Tameezudin Road for going to CMH, Harley Street and Dheri Hassanabad, Lalazar and Adiala, he said. 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 4^th, 2019.