Daily Times

Sir: According to a newspaper report a few days ago, the chairman of the CDA, after a visit abroad announced that he would make the roads of Islamabad free of traffic signals like he had seen in the country he visited. I shifted to G-15 from G-7 some time ago; the sector has no direct access to the Kashmir Highway that later connects and becomes the Motorway Link Road. People have to first get on to the GT Road to be able to have access to the Kashmir Highway, which is extremely difficult because of huge traffic on the road. On access to the Kashmir Highway, we have to pay a toll tax for entering Islamabad. This is a daily reminder that we are not residents of Islamabad. If we are, then why are we charged for entering another sector of Islamabad? After paying the toll, we have to stop at every traffic signal along the way to the Zero Point. Work on widening of the Kashmir Highway has started. It would be so generous if the CDA gave direct access to G-15 residents to the Kashmir Highway by removing all traffic signals that are a nuisance to residents. Construction of underpasses or flyover bridges can solve this problem once and for all. Besides, the CDA should order the toll plaza to stop receiving any toll tax from vehicles bearing an Islamabad registration number.

NADIR DAMAN

Islamabad