The Mall to remain closed from today for construction of underpass

Rawalpindi:City Traffic Police (CTP) have urged the citizens to use alternative route during construction work of The Mall underpass which would be started from today (Monday).

According to a CTP spokesman, CTP have formulate a comprehensive traffic plan to facilitate the citizens. The construction work of the underpass on Rawalpindi Mall Road would be started from Feb 24, Monday.

During the construction work, the Mall Road will be temporarily closed from MH Hospital to TM Chowk and the traffic going from MH Chowk to TM Chowk will be shifted to Haider Road parallel to the Mall Road, from where traffic will be able to easily go towards Katchahri Chowk using Marri Chowk, Murree Road and Rashid Minhas Road.

No parking will be allowed on Haider Road and Murree Road up to the Jang Building U-turn. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Beenish Fatima said that additional Traffic Wardens have also been deployed on alternative routes during the construction of the underpass so that the flow of traffic could be maintained and the citizens could be facilitated.