INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The renowned two-way Club Road that runs between Civil Lines will now be turned into a one-way road
This was decided at a meeting chaired by Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani at his office.According to a statement issued by the
Commissioner Office, the decision was taken after consultations with the district administration, the traffic police and the Traffic
Engineering Bureau (TEB).Initially, the two-way road would be made one-way on a trial basis and if the trial turned out to be successful,
the road would be permanently declared one-way, the meeting decided
&Traffic coming from PIDC, CM House, Shaheen Complex towards Metropole will not be allowed to use Club Road,& the statement read
It added that the one-way traffic on Club Road would result in lesser traffic accidents and traffic volume on the road.The meeting was also
attended by South Deputy Commissioner Syed Salahuddin, TEB Senior Director Navid Izhar, South SSP Traffic Dr Asad Ejaz and Assistant
Commissioner Revenue Imtiaz Mangi.The commissioner asked the traffic police to make Club Road one-way on a trial basis
The South traffic SSP in his report shed light on various aspects of the plan and also identified problems likely to be faced by commuters
after the project implementation.It was also decided in the meeting that before enforcing the new traffic plan, the citizens would be
informed about it through print and electronic media
Shallwani directed the TEB and the traffic police to take steps for creating public awareness in this regard
The meeting participants decided to install a traffic signal at Khajoor Chowk and the PIDC intersection, and reduce the size of a roundabout
at Fawara Chowk.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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