Heavy traffic timing restricted in city
Motorists on Jail Road try to get past the traffic jam on Thursday. Traffic flow was badly affected due to diversions and heightened security. Photo Zahoor Ahmed/Express
Deputy Commissioner Maisam Abbbas said on Tuesday that heavy vehicular traffic would be banned from entering the city from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Addressing a meeting at his DC office, the DC said the entry of heavy duty vehicles from Chand Chowk Hajipura, Gulshan Iqbal Park Chowk Pasrur Road, Noul Morh Wazirabad Road, Gohadpur Chowk, Pulli Toapkhana Chowk Saidpur Road, Dalowali Railway Gate Khawaja Safdar Road, Ora Chowk Talab Maula Bakhsh, Jodhaywali Railway Gate Bhagowal Road and Akbarabad Chowk Aimenabad Road to the city would be banned.
The DC wrote a letter to the District Police Officer (DPO) for taking steps to prevent heavy traffic from entering the city during the working hours. He said the purpose of banning heavy traffic was to ensure the flow of traffic.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 15th, 2022.