6th Road Flyover work: Alternative traffic plan finalised
Chowk to Stadium Road will remain closed for 120 days - the estimated time for the project’s completion.
RAWALPINDI:
The city administration has finalised the traffic plan for the construction of Sixth Road Flyover, work on which is expected to formally begin on Monday following the groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday.
The Rawalpindi District Coordination Officer Saqib Zafar was given a briefing on the traffic plan during a meeting held at his office on Thursday.
According to the plan chalked out by the Rawalpindi City Traffic Police, all signals on the Benazir Bhutto (BB) Road from Chandni Chowk to Stadium Road will remain close for 120 days - the estimated time for the project’s completion.
During this period, traffic from Saddar to Faizabad would be diverted to Chandni Chowk, National Market, Saidpur Road, IJP Road and Double Road, while traffic in the opposite side would be shifted to Farooq-e-Azam Road, Kurri Road, Guywala Chowk and Chandni Chowk.
It was also decided that the traffic police and Punjab highways would jointly prepare direction boards and banners on both sides of BB Road to guide commuters, while the Rawal Town Tehsil Municipal Administration has been directed to remove encroachments from Saidpur Road and Kurri Road.
In addition, people have been urged to cooperate with the police and concerned departments to ensure smooth traffic flow and the project’s timely completion.
The meeting also discussed the expansion of Chur Chowk Road and Pirwadhai Underpass.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2012.
The city administration has finalised the traffic plan for the construction of Sixth Road Flyover, work on which is expected to formally begin on Monday following the groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday.
The Rawalpindi District Coordination Officer Saqib Zafar was given a briefing on the traffic plan during a meeting held at his office on Thursday.
According to the plan chalked out by the Rawalpindi City Traffic Police, all signals on the Benazir Bhutto (BB) Road from Chandni Chowk to Stadium Road will remain close for 120 days - the estimated time for the project’s completion.
During this period, traffic from Saddar to Faizabad would be diverted to Chandni Chowk, National Market, Saidpur Road, IJP Road and Double Road, while traffic in the opposite side would be shifted to Farooq-e-Azam Road, Kurri Road, Guywala Chowk and Chandni Chowk.
It was also decided that the traffic police and Punjab highways would jointly prepare direction boards and banners on both sides of BB Road to guide commuters, while the Rawal Town Tehsil Municipal Administration has been directed to remove encroachments from Saidpur Road and Kurri Road.
In addition, people have been urged to cooperate with the police and concerned departments to ensure smooth traffic flow and the project’s timely completion.
The meeting also discussed the expansion of Chur Chowk Road and Pirwadhai Underpass.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2012.