RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police has deployed 365 personnel to regulate traffic and facilitate citizens and cricket fans during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) cricket matches at the cricket stadium.

A spokesman said that the traffic police had devised a comprehensive traffic plan to facilitate the citizens and keep traffic flowing on alternative routes during the matches on March 2-3.

According to the traffic plan, more than 365 officers and wardens, including seven DSPs, 40 inspectors, 318 wardens and traffic assistants, will be deployed to maintain traffic and facilitate citizens.

Additional personnel have been appointed by making special arrangements while parking spaces have been provided at three places at Civil Aviation Ground Rawal Road, Shehbaz Sharif Park near Shaheen Chowk Rawal Road and Graduate Degree College Satellite Town. All vehicles and motorcycles related to the media will be parked at the Poultry Institute in Shamasabad.

He said that Murree Road will be completely closed from Faizabad to Double Road during the arrival and return of the cricket teams while traffic coming from Islamabad will be diverted from Faizabad to Islamabad Expressway.

The outgoing traffic will be able to enter Islamabad by using 6th Road, Saidpur Road and traffic coming from Ghousia Chowk will be diverted to Farooq Azam Road.

Meanwhile, traffic coming from Islamabad through 9th Avenue will enter Rawalpindi through Faizabad (expressway) and IJP Road through Pandora Chungi, Katarian, Carriage Factory, Pirwadhai Mor and Chak Madad,

Traffic going from Rawalpindi to 9th Avenue in Islamabad will use Murree Road and Faizabad while 9th Avenue Chowk to Double Road will be closed.

Chief Traffic Officer Taimoor Khan while briefing the officers and employees at the traffic headquarters said information banners regarding parking will also be displayed on important roads and alternative routes so that citizens can make full use of it.

He said traffic police official social media pages and radio station 88.6 will also inform citizens about diversion points and traffic situations.

Published in Dawn, March 1st, 2024