LAHORE: In order to avoid traffic congestion during Muharram, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Syed Hammad Abid has advised people to continuously use FM radio, Rasta App or call on police helpline-15 to get latest updates about alternative routes and places of traffic jams.
"Citizens can get any information through traffic police's developed Rasta App, Radio FM-88.6 and police helpline-15 in order to avoid traffic congestion, especially during 9th and 10th of Muharram," the CTO said while speaking to the media on Tuesday.
The senior officer said they have also finalized arrangements for maintaining a smooth flow of traffic during the holy month. "Under the plan, two SPs, six DSPs, 72 inspectors and hundreds of male and female wardens would perform their duties on the routes of main procession," he added.
According to the CTO, no vehicle would be allowed to enter from any arteries on the route of main procession which will be taken out from Nisar Haveli and culminated at Karbela Gamey Shah. He said the participants could park their cars and motorcycles at Nasir Bagh, Mochi Gate Bagh, Data Darbar Eye Hospital, Central Model High School, and Bengali Park along with Peer Makki in a single lane and Adda Crown.
He added that special parking lots have been arranged at seven different points for the participants. The traffic will be diverted to alternative routes from different points along with the course of the main procession.
The traffic diversion points on the route of the main procession will be Akbari Gate, Bagh Ali, Chuna Mandi, Shah Alam Market Chowk, Peer Makki, Mori Gate, Punj Peer, Zilla Katchery, PMG Chowk, MAO College, Lady Wallington and Saggiyan.
As far as alternate routes are concerned, the CTO said that traffic coming from Shahdara will be diverted to Railway Station through Azadi Flyover. The traffic coming from inner Circular Road will be diverted towards Mori Gate, Urdu Bazar, Chowk Cheterjee, Law College Katchery Road and Nila Gumbad. No traffic will be allowed to take U-turn from Peer Makki towards Lower Mall, he concluded.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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