Study afoot to resolve traffic gridlocks on Murree Road
Updated 2 hours ago
Study afoot to resolve traffic gridlocks on Murree Road
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Murree Road remained completely blocked on Saturday due to traffic jams. PHOTO: AGHA MAHROZ/EXPRESS/FILE
Authorities have ordered a new project study to ensure smooth traffic flow between Liaquat Bagh and Chandni Chowk — the most congested section of Murree Road.
The study will be supervised by the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), with traffic police, the Chamber of Commerce and the Murree Road Traders Association onboard. The nearly 3km stretch is surrounded by densely populated neighbourhoods on both sides.
The Committee Chowk underpass is no longer effective in managing traffic, which remains jammed for two to three hours daily, especially during school and office timings.
Ambulances heading to Benazir Bhutto General Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital also get stuck here.
New traffic management projects for this stretch will be prepared in the first quarter of the new year. The study will include small underpasses at various points and the closure of certain crossings.
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