——– Add 18 new Pelican crossings
By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is upgrading 35 traffic signal intersections across Islamabad, including the installation of 18 new Pelican pedestrian crossings, under a project scheduled for completion by the end of this year.
CDA Chairman and Islamabad Chief Commissioner Sohail Ashraf inspected the ongoing project on Friday and reviewed the progress of work at various locations. Officials briefed him that the project aimed to improve traffic flow and provide safer and easier road-crossing facilities for pedestrians through modernised traffic signals and new Pelican crossing systems.
They said 85 per cent of the traffic signal work at Daman-i-Koh Chowk had been completed, while civil work at Khayaban Roundabout, also known as Khyber Chowk, and Aabpara Chowk had been completed. Meanwhile, 50 percent of the civil work for the installation of new Pelican pedestrian crossing signals at Radio Pakistan Chowk, Faisal Chowk-III and Pak Secretariat had been completed. Work at other locations was also under way.
Sohail Ashraf directed the concerned departments to utilise all available resources to ensure timely completion of the project while maintaining construction quality and transparency. He said the modernisation of traffic signals and provision of dedicated pedestrian crossings would help improve traffic movement in the federal capital and reduce road accidents.
