In Islamabad, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is debating altering the design of the protected u-turns on the Srinagar Highway.
Capt. (ret.) Muhammad Usman Younis, the CDA Chairman, saw the u-turns when he was there and gave the appropriate officials the order to compile information on the number of cars using these u-turns.
He gave the department the task of coming up with a strategy for the building of elevated u-turns that will link Islamabad’s traffic to the highway system and the airport.
The research identified Srinagar Highway as a hotspot for fatal auto accidents before this development.
According to a survey from the sociology department at Quaid-e-Azam University, the number of traffic accidents has significantly increased in Islamabad. Old and poorly maintained vehicles, cell phone usage, careless driving, poor road conditions, etc. are some of the prevalent causes.
According to the report, which used government data, 57% of accidents on the Srinagar Highway in 2021 resulted in fatalities while 43% did not. The ratio changed to 43% fatal and 57% non-fatal accidents in 2022, although the severity of the injuries was greater.
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