The Sri Lankan cricket team has landed in Pakistan and the matches are scheduled from 11th to 15th December. Surely there will be strict security checks and also some traffic problems. Therefore, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Hamza Shafqat, has shared the traffic plan for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match.
The traffic plan, planned by Islamabad Traffic Police and City Traffic Police Rawalpindi, will be from 10th December to 15th December from 6 am to 6 pm.
Murree Road will be blocked from Faizabad to 6th Road
Stadium Road from IJP Road to Murree Road will also be blocked
Ghousia Chowk turn towards Murree Road will be shut
People would have to take alternate routes from Haroon Chowk and Dhoke Kala Khan Chowk towards Ghousia Chowk.
Turns towards Murree Road on Islamabad highway – for traffic coming from Zero Point and Koral will be blocked.
Rawalpindi to Islamabad:
If you are entering Islamabad from Rawalpindi, these are the alternate routes.
A U-turn in front of Kidney Center on Murree Road will be used to divert traffic towards Islamabad.
Traffic from Sadiqabad will use Farooq-e-Azam Road/Kurri Road to merge onto the Islamabad motorway.
Islamabad to Rawalpindi:
For those coming to Rawalpindi from Islamabad, these are the alternate routes
Traffic coming from Rawal Chowk will be averted to Islamabad motorway and they can enter Rawalpindi from the following points:
Dhoke Kala Khan
Khanna Pul
Koral Chowk
Traffic from IJP-9th Avenue Chowk will use Pindora Chungi, Katarian Market, Pirwadhai Mor, Carriage Factory and Pirwadhai to enter Rawalpindi
The authorities have also advised the citizens to cooperate with the traffic police for uninterrupted traffic flow.