Early last year, the Rawalpindi administration remodeled Ammar Chowk to smoothen the flow of traffic. However, citizens are irked by the frequent traffic jams due to its “flawed design.”
Numerous motorists that travel regularly from Ammar Chowk have expressed their frustration as the new design continues to be a hindrance for daily travelers.
A motorist, who travels daily from Lalazar to Islamabad and back via Ammar Chowk, told ProPakistani that he faces terrible traffic jams every day during rush hours. “It takes me about 15 to 20 minutes just to clear the traffic jam at Ammar Chowk,” he added.
Another motorist, who travels from Saddar to Gulberg Greens and back, told this scribe that every weekday, the traffic on Ammar Chowk is a nightmare. He highlighted:
The reason for traffic jams at Ammar Chowk everyday is its flawed design. It provides a free and open passage to those traveling to Scheme-3, Bahria Town, and surrounding areas, when not many people use Ammar Chowk to travel to those areas, to begin with. The real problem is for the large number of vehicles that travel to Saddar via Ammar Chowk. All those vehicles have to fit through a narrow road that is impeded by an unneccessary signal and a winding road that further slows down the vehicles.
The people have requested the authorities to consider the issue and offer some relief to the motorists by devising a suitable traffic plan for Ammar Chowk, especially around rush hour.
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Well I live in Scheme 3 and this redesign made our life a whole lot easier also, this Chowk is used a lot by people living in these areas.
All involved in the design approval and execution must be trialed first then they should be directed to implement the alternate solution at their cost and once they deliver they should be black listed for ever and sent to jail.
you wish, this will ever happen
FWO ko koon pakray ga .. 😂😂😂😂… Kamal kartat hain panday g….
It’s totally flop project by Duffers
Those who approved design in haste may be punished for wasting taxpayer money.
Totally agree with you as they say:”Haste makes waste”.
Dekhain ! Aap nay sab say pehlay
Ghabrana nahi hai.
This is what happens when billions of rupees worth of projects are designed by nonprofessional people on the basis of hunches. Designs for such projects must be based on scientific studies, but pressures from govt. for early starts and end of projects, lack of accountability and execution of project by lowest bidder, all these factors will never allow any project in Pakistan to suceed.
Problem highlighted in article is 100% correct.
Incompetent , unprofessional Engineers who designed this Aamar Chowk must be punished and blacklisted.
Redesigning must be done on these Culprits ‘s expenses.
Traffic also jam in other cities where design is properly approved. We must have to admit that our people have no patience. We proud to cut the lane, and motorists hardly follow rules. Even on motorways many “Begharats” driving above 140 in an old fashioned GT road style. I believe if every person maintains at least 10 meters distance, we are all remain in peace.
Agreed with the article. this is 100% true. and also the projects headed by FWO are always the unprofessional projects, previously DHA project and now the Ammar Chowk one
yeh heek nahin honay wala because aik society nay road seh 200 away apni entrance bana li hay. the solution could be an overhead bridge but due to that society the elevation may be tough.
Ammar chowk par jab aap 10-15 min intazar kare rahay hoon to issi mein khush hojana keh scheme 3 walay sukoon mein hain. after all, theka bhi unkeh logon ko mila tha hahaha
True. Senseless waste of money, some one should be punished
This requires more than a round about remodeling. Another bridge is needed on nallah layye. If they would have made the Layye express way then most of this could have been solved as majority of the traffic is between Rawalpindi – Islamabad of office workers and peak times get worst. Chakalala Scheme 3, Gulraze and Ghraibad people has benefited most from this remodeling.
More money is needed for road system in twin cities and in the absence of inner city express route between Rawalpindi sadar and Islamabad nothing will change, shame that we have metro that is not fully utilised due to the nature of twin cities geography.
Similar flyover has been constructed at Rawal Chok, Islamabad in the same time period. Now we can see uninterrupted flow of traffic at Rawal chok. On other hand Ammar Chok total failure it has made our life miserable. There is no direct access to Askari 1, 2,3 and 5 you have to pass through chaklala scheme 3 lanes to reach these askaries.
responsible for this flop project be made example.
Na shukrey Nabi Karoo pellet law fair yaad Karoo
Ouch lol to relief mila
Instead of adding Fly Overs, underpasses and ring roads, why we don’t curtail the population and focus on Equal opportunities in small cities?
We have seen at least 10 fly overs and underpasses in Rawalpindi/ Islamabad in last 10 years like 6th road, Chandni chowk, Ghosia Chowk etc… But the traffic problems are still there. And remember 1 fly overs cost is atleast 1000 million PKR which is way bigger than the total budget of small cities. We need to ask our government to focus on small cities and provide facilities there so people remain in their area. This will decrease crime rate, traffic congestion, health issues, climate and traditions of cities.