The Mall, Canal Road, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road and adjoining roads remain badly hit, as are Ichhra, Shadman, Kalma Chowk, Mozang and Garhi Shahu
\n LAHORE
\nMotorists have been bearing the brunt of roadblocks and gridlocks triggered in various parts of the city owing to a slew of events of the last few days.
\nThe city district administration and traffic police claim to have drawn up a diversion plan to ensure smooth conduct of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 8) matches at Gaddafi Stadium and uninterrupted flow of traffic, citizens have complained about the agonising experience of being stuck on roads.
\n The residents of Gulberg and places close to the stadium in particular find their homes a \u2018no-go area\u2019 as their movement is restricted, thanks to the barriers placed by policemen on roads leading to the stadium. The impact of road blockades stretches to other parts of the city where motorists and other road users face long queues of vehicles and haphazard traffic.
\n The situation has been exacerbated by blockade of Canal Road and some of the access routes to PTI chairman Imran Khan\u2019s Zaman Park residence amid police efforts to arrest him in a case. Fierce clashes between law enforcers and diehard PTI workers have prompted the authorities to restrict public movement on Canal Road and adjacent arteries, which has worsened the traffic situation.
\nFor the last few days, countless vehicles can be seen stuck or moving at a snail\u2019s pace on roads. \u201cOne can see wailing ambulances and other vehicles jostle for space on every road and even streets. Thoroughfares such as Ferozepur Road and Canal Road daily have clogged traffic. It takes double the time to reach the destinations,\u201d deplores a citizen.
\nThe Mall, Canal Road, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road and adjoining roads remain badly hit, as are Ichhra, Shadman, Kalma Chowk, Wahdat Road, Mozang and Garhi Shahu. A major factor behind this situation is said to be the inability of the wardens to provide alternative routes after closure of the main roads.
\n Motorists say there are too few wardens to regulate the traffic at peak hours. \u201cThe wardens try their best at some places to manage the rush and help people out but they largely fail to regulate the traffic,\u201d says a commuter. It\u2019s deplorable, he says, that people have to face the ordeal of snarl-ups every now and then.
\n Be it spate of construction activities, a cricket match or some political event, traffic is the first casualty. One can\u2019t help feel that people are going everywhere and reaching nowhere. The frequent image of traffic mess also seems to symbolise a country in desperation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Mall, Canal Road, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road and adjoining roads remain badly hit, as are Ichhra, Shadman, Kalma Chowk, Mozang and Garhi Shahu LAHORE Motorists have been bearing the brunt of roadblocks and gridlocks triggered in various parts of the city owing to a slew of events of the last few days. The city […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-320160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n