Dilapidating Rawal, Murree roads irk motorists

Rawalpindi : Dilapidated Rawal and Murree roads are causing traffic jams, damaging vehicles and posing risk to commuters lives.

Residents and travellers of the metropolitan have called upon Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) for the repair of the roads before further deterioration.

The RDA spokesperson said that the matter was beyond RDA’s jurisdiction, and that it was the responsibility of the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC).

The concerned official of RMC, when contacted for official take on the matter, did not respond.

The two very busy roads of the city are in a pathetic sate and are causing all sorts of problems for the citizens.

The roads are bumpy because of potholes and broken patches.

Arif, a frequent traveller on these two roads, said that the roads were bumpy which is one of the reasons that the traffic usually creeps along on these roads.

He said that the pits and broken patches needed to be repaired for a smooth and uninterrupted flow of traffic.

Besides slow traffic, these damaged roads are also posing risk to citizens lives.

Salman, a young motorcyclist, told APP that motorcyclists are at a higher risk when riding on these two roads.

“The cracks and bumps on these roads are almost invisible during night, and one does not see these unless one has ridden right into them causing the motorcycle to lose balance,” he said.

Some of his friends were almost knocked over from their motorbikes, but fortunately none was injured.