Traffic problem in Karachi is becoming a major problem. This problem was minimized when former City Nazim Mustafa Kamal was in office. In his era concept of signal free corridor was introduced which benefited millions of people in Karachi. Still because of these corridors many roads didn’t face gridlock.
Signal Free Corridor II on Rashid Minhas Road is now facing some serious issues of rush. Rush can be seen at Millennium Mall after that newly opened Chase Value Center also causes rush. Opposite to Chase Value Center is Aladdin Park which also causes traffic jam. After that rush is seen at Gulshan Chowrangi both sides because of Fariya Mobile Mall and Chase Up super market. After that Imtiaz Super store is also causing lot of traffic jam.
Crazy traffic jam from NIPA to sohrab Goth. It's maybe because of Imtiaz's opening at Moti Mahal. Should have been a proper parking area thr
— ??? ????? ???? (@PatrioticNoodle) May 27, 2016
Chase store at Nipa/Jail chowrangi and Gulshan Chowrangi is such a mess for traffic but they r free to operate, y this Imtiaz only?
— Choudhry Waqar Azim (@cwa09) June 9, 2016
U-turns on these roads is also one the biggest reasons of rush. It is very common thing in the world that U-turns/exit are made after a distance. All the U-turns on this road must be finished. One U-turn should remain i.e. under Sohrab Goth bridge.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]Rashid Minhas Road should be re-designed so that traffic is not stuck[/junkie-alert]
It is also pertinent to mention here that during this ongoing Ramazan tarfiic police has done an excellent job and are properly managing traffic in the city. In Bahadurabad and Tariq Road they have done their best. Full marks !!!
By Mubashir Mahmood. He tweets @mubashirmahmood