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| Faulty signals cause traffic jams and accidents |
| 2008-12-24 |
| Faulty signals at Gulberg Main Boulevard Fountain 1 and several other important crossings are causing traffic jams and accidents. There have been several traffic jams and accidents at the fountain in the past few days, as the traffic signal there has not been functioning properly. The signal is extremely important, as a large number of motorists use that road daily. Blame: Tauseef Ahmad, a resident of Johar Town, said a motorist hit his motorcycle on Monday evening, when he was turning toward the Sherpao Bridge from the Main Boulevard, adding that the motorist was coming from Mozang. He said the hit caused only a few bruises, as he had been at a slow speed. He said a traffic warden had been controlling the traffic, but had been unable to stop the vehicle from crossing the intersection. He blamed the faulty traffic signal for the accident. He said the authorities concerned should perform regular maintenance on all traffic signals, especially those located on busy roads. According to sources at the Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning Agency (TEPA), there are 113 signals across the city, of these, 9 are permanently out of order, while several others malfunction daily. They said the signal at Jan Mandar Chowk had not been functioning for a long time, adding that the traffic police was delegated the task of ensuring functioning traffic signals several months ago. They said the traffic police lacked the equipment required to maintain functioning traffic signals. Repair: Chief Traffic Officer Hussain Habib Imtiaz said the traffic police took a maximum of 48 hours to fix a faulty traffic signal, adding that the signal located at the Main Boulevard Fountain 1 went out of order a few days ago as a truck crashed into it. He said the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) had taken the structure to repair it, adding that it would be re-installed by Wednesday evening. |
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