Traffic, parking plan for PSL matches in Karachi

Published February 19, 2020
Spectators intending to enter the National Stadium must show their original ticket along with their original CNIC. — AFP/File
Spectators intending to enter the National Stadium must show their original ticket along with their original CNIC. — AFP/File

KARACHI: The Karachi administration and the traffic police on Tuesday issued the traffic plan for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 matches scheduled to begin from Feb 20.

The spectators intending to enter the National Stadium Karachi to watch the match must show their original ticket along with their original CNIC to proceed to the stadium, said a statement.

The visitors will be provided parking facilities in the notified parking sites include Urdu University Ground, Gharib Nawaz Football Stadium near Millennium Mall, Expo Centre and Rana Liaquat Girls College opposite Aga Khan Hospital, Stadium Road.

Heavy traffic will not be allowed from Sohrab Goth to Nipa, Liaquatabad No 10 to Hasan Square, Peoples Chowrangi towards University Road.

Traffic coming from Sharea Faisal shall not be permitted to proceed towards the stadium. These vehicles will be diverted towards Nipa, Askari-IV (Millennium), Drigh Road to Sharea Faisal or Millennium, Nipa to Safoora Chowrangi or Nipa to Gulshan Chowrangi to Sohrab Goth. Vehicles entering from University Road shall not be permitted to proceed towards Stadium Road from New Town Chowrangi turning and traffic will be diverted towards Jail Road, Shaheed-i-Millat or straight to Peoples Chowrangi. Traffic coming from Aga Khan Hospital, Liaquat National Hospital will be allowed from New Town PS. Similarly people coming to view the match will be allowed to enter from this side after checking of their tickets. Traffic police will be present to assist them.

Published in Dawn, February 19th, 2020

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