KARACHI, Dec 30: Owing to the movement of heavy vehicles, traffic congestion on Shershah-Baldia road has become a daily routine especially during the peak hours but it seems that the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to the situation.

Since it is a main thoroughfare, which also leads to Balochistan, traffic mess can be witnessed almost all day long with potholes on the road adding to the miseries of the masses.

Traffic congestion starts mainly from the Shershah bypass road and remains up to the link road of Baldia Town. The public transport vehicles are supposed to turn to Baldia road via Ghani Chowrangi, but opt to ply on the bypass road creating hurdles in the smooth flow of traffic.

Transporters hold traffic police responsible for this mess as according to a driver the traffic personnel are more interested in minting money than controlling traffic.

Another driver, Sajid Khan, proposed that entry of heavy vehicles should be stopped forthwith and their time for loading and unloading be changed, which would help minimise the problems to a great extent.

A police officer in the SITE Town, who wished to remain anonymous, told Dawn that police alone could not solve the problem and its only solution was Lyari Expressway.