Driving academy in Quetta on the cards
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The Balochistan government is planning to set up a driving academy in Quetta to impart training courses to the people of the country’s largest province.
The move would eventually curtail the number of road accidents in the city, an official of the Balochistan government told APP.
He said the project had already been included in the Annual Development Programme, which would soon be approved by the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP), adding that the Balochistan government had given approval to set up a Traffic Engineering Bureau that would be responsible for improvement in traffic system and road infrastructure.
The official said the provincial government had already taken measures to improve the overall traffic system and road infrastructure for the safety of road users.
To improve the prevailing traffic system, he said the government had also been considering to make further legislation on traffic rules.
The official added that the government had allocated a special package for the provincial capital to expand its various roads to ensure smooth flow of traffic and provide better transport facilities to the people.
According to him, the government had also allocated huge funds in the current Public Sector Development Programme for construction of roads, installation of traffic signals and marking lanes on the roads in the province.
The official highlighted that the unavailability of designated parking areas was the main factor of traffic jam in the provincial capital city. “Vehicles parked on the main roads caused nuisance to the other road users.”
He concluded that the government had already given the approval of revising the Quetta Master Plan for development of the city with proper planning to fulfill every kind of requirement.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 30th, 2021.