QUETTA | Commissioner Quetta Division Zeeshan Lashari has directed authorities to develop a comprehensive plan to address traffic congestion, illegal parking and encroachments, ordering a joint survey of five major roads within seven days.
Joint team to survey five major roads within seven days; electric rickshaw proposal also under consideration
Chairing a meeting on traffic management, Lashari said the survey would cover Spinny Road, Sammungli Road, Sabzal Road, Anscombe Road and Shahwani Link Road, with recommendations for regulating construction, removing encroachments and improving traffic flow.
The joint team will include representatives from the Metropolitan Corporation, Quetta Development Package, Traffic Police, Engineering Bureau and district administration. Its findings will form the basis of a policy to be submitted to the court.
Comprehensive Plan to Ease Quetta Traffic: Commissioner Lashari
Officials informed the meeting that motorcycle stands and encroachments had been removed from Zarghoon Road between Imdad Chowk and Akram Hospital. Measures had also been taken against illegal parking near hospitals, with additional traffic personnel deployed.
The meeting was further informed that commercial activities had been restricted and encroachments removed along Anscombe Road.
Participants also discussed introducing electric rickshaws under a public-private partnership, directing officials to examine the proposal’s technical and operational feasibility and present a detailed report at the next meeting.
The meeting was attended by Metropolitan Corporation Administrator Bashir Ahmed Barech, Deputy Commissioner Quetta Mehrullah Badini, and officials from the district administration, transport and traffic departments.
Lashari emphasized coordinated enforcement and better use of existing road infrastructure to provide lasting relief to commuters.
