Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Srinagar (Kashmir) Highway has been made signal free after the proposal of Islamabad Traffic Police to district administration and Capital Development Authority.
Chief Commissioner Islamabad has appreciated the proposal of Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) and gave directions for immediate implementation on it.
Following the proposal, Srinagar Highway has been made signal-free by giving three protective U-turns which connects Islamabad and the twin city with the Islamabad International Airport.
By implementation on this proposal, solution to traffic jams has been ensured which would also save over Rs seven billion which could have been spent on construction of flyovers or interchanges.
More than 1,15, 000 vehicles would exit and enter Islamabad while all foreign delegates could travel on signal free road. It would also save 1,00, 000 hours travel time while safe road environment is also be ensured through it.
Three protective U-turns have been named G-9/G-10 Protective U-turn, Police Lines Protective U-turn and G-12 Protective U-turn. Following the proposal of SSP Traffic Rai Mazhar Iqbal, this plan was okayed and accomplished with in minimum time of 15 days.
Chairman CDA has appreciated SSP Traffic Rai Mazhar Iqbal for giving this outstanding proposal. Through this proposal, Rs. 7.5 billion public money has been saved which is required for construction of four over-head bridges.
All foreign guest and dignitaries would move to and fro airport on the road thus Signal free corridor would promote Pakistan’s International Image, he said adding, the duration of travel to Islamabad International Airport would reduce to half through this initiative.
This would be 60 to 70 percent solution to traffic jam while time duration of travelling to Islamabad Airport would also reduce considerably, the SSP Traffic remarked.
