T20 series: 1,536 traffic wardens deputed

Pakistan, New Zealand will play three matches from Friday

LAHORE:

City Traffic Police Lahore (CTPL) has prepared traffic plan for three T20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand.

The New Zealand cricket team will be led to the hotel by Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Captain (retd) Mustansar Firoz. The first match between the two teams will be played on Friday, April 14, the second match on Saturday, April 15 and the last one T20 match on Monday, April 17 at the Gaddafi Stadium.

SP traffic Saddar division Asif Siddique and SP City Shahzad Khan as part of traffic arrangements visited various points, parking stands, routes and diversions.

The Lahore CTO shared that over 10 DSPs, 1,536 traffic personnel under the supervision of SP Asif Siddique and SP City Shehzad Khan will perform duty at hotels, airports, Gaddafi Stadium and parking points.

At least 20 forklifts, three breakdowns will also be deployed to eliminate wrong parking. He added that spectators will be able to park their vehicles at Government College Gulberg, Liberty Parking and LDA Plaza.

He further added that the roads will be closed for a minimum period of time at the arrival and departure of the teams. The diversions will be removed for traffic as soon as the movement passes. During the matches, traffic will flow as usual on Mall Road, Jail Road, Canal Road, Ferozepur Road, Main Boulevard Gulberg Road.

Firoz added that according to the traffic plan, spectators coming from Mall Road, Jail Road, Canal Road can park at Gate Government College for Boys from Ferozepur Road.

Spectators coming on foot will be able to enter the stadium from Cricket FIFA Gate, Liberty and Government College.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th, 2023.