Federal Minister for Communications of Pakistan, Abdul Aleem Khan, directed the authorities involved to expedite the implementation of Clever Transportation Methods (ITS) and introduce cashless digital toll assortment on main highways and motorways throughout Pakistan to boost effectivity, safety, and public comfort.
Chairing a high-level assessment assembly throughout his go to to the Nationwide Highways and Motorway Police Headquarters, Pakistan, the minister ordered the speedy inclusion of the M2 Motorway within the ITS Program, emphasizing that cameras, safety infrastructure, and communication networks needs to be fully unified and built-in below this contemporary technological framework.
To modernize the infrastructure and guarantee uninterrupted and easy journey for passengers, the minister directed the speedy introduction of a cashless and free-flow digital toll assortment system on all main routes of Pakistan.
He clearly directed that this state-of-the-art digital tolling community be straight linked to the safety framework of Secure Metropolis and highlighted that these interconnected technological measures wouldn’t solely assist in bettering site visitors administration however would additionally vastly help regulation enforcement companies in stopping crimes.
Emphasizing public security and passenger comfort, Abdul Aleem Khan instructed the authorities to make sure the presence of Motorway Police personnel in any respect motorway service areas and supply uniform services to commuters throughout the community.
He additionally made it obligatory to deploy Rescue 1122 employees, hearth brigades and totally geared up ambulances at service areas alongside motorways and nationwide highways. The minister directed the Motorway Police to additional strengthen emergency response mechanisms and make sure the early provision of air ambulance companies.
The minister additionally ordered the Motorway Police authorities to carry the security requirements on Murree Expressway and different main nationwide highways in step with the prescribed authorized norms. Referring to the connecting roads of the northern areas, Abdul Aleem Khan directed to take particular security measures for the mountain passes, particularly the speedy set up of security guard rails on the Jaglot-Skardu Highway and Mansehra-Kaghan-Naran Highway.
He directed that the short-term IBEX relaxation rooms established in these stunning vacationer areas needs to be transformed into everlasting and totally geared up relaxation areas to make sure higher journey services for vacationers and transporters.
In the course of the assembly, Secretary Communications, Chairman Nationwide Freeway Authority (NHA) and Inspector Basic of Nationwide Highways and Motorway Police briefed the minister on operational and administrative issues. The assembly concluded with the approval of key suggestions and strategic selections.
