RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police have asked the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) for the temporary suspension of the Green Electric Bus routes due to the ongoing construction work on Peshawar Road underpasses.
In a communication to the Secretary RTA, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Farhan Aslam mentioned the Green Bus route No 1, operating from Saddar stop to Bhatta Chowk and route No 4 from Marrir Metro Bus station to Chowk 26 No via Peshawar Road. Due to the construction work, traffic is currently being diverted from Abid Majeed turn towards Convoy Road to Qasim Market slip turn and on the service road from Rafay Mall towards Chairing Cross to Maryam Hospital. The CTO said that the road space at these routes was comparatively narrow and had limited traffic-carrying capacity. The Green Electric Buses are wider in size and their movement on such restricted road space may cause traffic congestion and increase the risk of accidents. In view of the existing situation, the traffic police requested the authorities concerned to temporarily suspend the Green Bus routes till completion of the ongoing construction work on Peshawar Road for the convenience of the road commuters and to avoid any untoward incident.
It may be noted that commuters have been facing problems due to the poor conditions of roads and encroachments which have left a narrow space for the movement of large size buses and other vehicles.
A nine-year-old school girl was killed when a Green Bus hit the motorcycle carrying her and her father on densely-populated Adiala Road on Wednesday. Angry people set the green bus rear side on fire, but police promptly moved and controlled the flames.
Due to the construction work, the district administration has already closed down schools located along the busiest artery, asking them to start online classes for two months.
Parents however criticised the decision to close schools saying that educational institutions had just reopened after long summer vacations. They also said the government carried out no major work during the three-month summer vacation and suddenly decided to close the schools again.
Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2026
