JALANDHAR
Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Vishesh Sarangal today directed the officials of the National Highway Authority of India to conduct a feasibility survey as early as possible at PAP Chowk to construct an additional attachment here to facilitate commuters moving towards Amritsar from Jalandhar City so that they do not have to go through Rama Mandi chowk to cross PAP Railway Crossing.
Chairing a meeting with the officials of NHAI, the DC asked them to conduct a joint feasibility survey with traffic experts, PWD, and Railways to construct this additional attachment here.
Mr. Sarangal further mentioned that commuters from the city face a lot of problems while going to Amritsar Road as they were bound to go to Rama Mandi Chowk to get through the PAP flyover.
The DC asked NHAI officials to carry out this feasibility survey at the earliest by site visits without any further delay.
He also stressed the need for this additional attachment as it would facilitate a large number of commuters at this busiest intersection.
He said that PAP Chowk serves as a traffic junction as passengers from many states pass through this point to further proceed to their destinations.
Notably, the commuters from the city side go to Rama Mandi Chowk to go towards Amritsar Road, which leads to traffic jams at PAP Chowk and waste of valuable time of passengers.
Mr. Sarangal asserted that the provision of additional attachments would provide a direct approach to the PAP flyover as commuters would need not visit Rama Mandi Chowk to go to Amritsar Road.
It is pertinent to mention here that Member Parliament Sushil Riku had visited PAP Chowk earlier where he had directed the local administration to prepare a proposal for this additional attachment to facilitate commuters and ease traffic movement at PAP Chowk.