Islamabad traffic plan for Independence Day celebrations has been issued by the Islamabad Traffic Police to ensure smooth movement during the event at the Victory Monument in H-8.
Entry of heavy vehicles into the federal capital will stay restricted from midnight on August 12 until midnight on August 14. Several major roads and junctions will face temporary closures or diversions for light traffic as well.
Traffic moving from Koral Chowk toward Khayaban Chowk, covering both sides of the Expressway and Faisal Avenue, will remain closed. Drivers coming from Rawat and Koral into Islamabad should take alternative paths through Khanna Pul, Lehtrar Road, Park Road, Rawal Dam Chowk, Murree Road, Serena Hotel, Soharwardi Road and Jinnah Avenue.
Those heading from Khayaban Chowk toward Koral can follow Jinnah Avenue, Ninth Avenue, Double Road, Murree Road, Rawal Road and Old Airport Road. Links around Faizabad Interchange, Rawal Dam and the Expressway will also see restrictions.
Commuters travelling between Rawalpindi and Islamabad are advised to use Ninth Avenue, Jinnah Avenue and Murree Road via Rawal Dam Chowk according to their destination. Roads near Garden Flyover, I-8, Faiz Ahmed Faiz Road, Mir Chakar Road, Judicial Academy and Mir Zafarullah Road leading to the Victory Monument will stay closed.
Residents of I-8 and H-8 can travel toward central Islamabad via I-8 Markaz, Ninth Avenue and Jinnah Avenue. For journeys toward Rawalpindi they may use Ninth Avenue, IJP Road, Double Road and Murree Road. Garden Shakarparian will remain closed in the direction of I-8 and Faisal Avenue, so drivers heading to I-8 should switch to Seventh Avenue, Jinnah Avenue or Ninth Avenue.
Restrictions will also apply at Chand Tara T-Cross toward Shakarparian, with Seventh Avenue or Murree Road recommended as options. Both sides of Peshawar Road toward Kuri Road Chowk and Srinagar Highway will be closed. Motorists coming from Islamabad Chowk via Srinagar Highway can use Peshawar Mor Flyover, Ninth Avenue, Jinnah Avenue and Margalla Road.
Travellers from Murree and Bhara Kahu into Islamabad should follow Murree Road, Serena Hotel, Soharwardi Road and Jinnah Avenue. Those going from Bhara Kahu, Murree or Islamabad toward Rawalpindi can take Rawal Dam Chowk, Park Road, Captain Naeem Tufail Shaheed Chowk, Lehtrar Road, Khanna and the Expressway.
Anyone heading to Islamabad International Airport is advised to use Margalla Road, Jinnah Avenue, Peshawar Mor Flyover, Srinagar Highway and Iran Avenue. The traffic police urge all motorists to follow the announced diversions and plan extra travel time so that Independence Day celebrations remain safe and orderly.
