Key Takeaways
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the formation of road maintenance squads.
- The initiative aims to ensure daily inspection, upkeep, and repair of roads in every district.
- The chief minister emphasized the importance of transparency, quality, and energy-efficient safety measures.
The Punjab government has launched a comprehensive road maintenance initiative, with the formation of squads in every district. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the proposal on Tuesday, directing officials to establish an effective monitoring system for all development projects.
According to the chief minister, the squads will be responsible for daily inspections, ensuring the cleanliness, repair, and upkeep of roads. She also directed commissioners and deputy commissioners to closely track the scope, deadlines, quality, spending, and physical progress of these projects.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif highlighted the need for better road safety measures, including the installation of cat’s eyes on selected urban roads and the use of thermoplastic markings for improved durability and safety. She also instructed that concrete gates should not be built at city and tehsil entry points, instead advocating for the display of city names on landscaped green spaces.
The chief minister further emphasized the importance of improving median designs, landscaping, lane markings, traffic signs, and directional signage. She also directed that electricity poles along roads should be properly lit or decorated. In addition, she called for the development of food streets as separate commercial zones with proper infrastructure, cleanliness, parking, and traffic arrangements.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif stressed the need for better access, sanitation, and commercial activity at vegetable markets across the province. She emphasized that all projects must follow approved designs, materials, and technical standards, with no compromise on transparency or quality. She also ordered that road safety measures and lighting systems must be energy-efficient, durable, and easy to maintain.
The chief minister also ordered that district entry points should feature modern designs, with Chinese city entrances serving as a model, while tehsil entrances should follow approved concepts with suitable local adjustments. She called for the removal of concrete structures in the middle of roads without planters and the proper landscaping of medians.
In a related development, Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to Pakistan Navy officers, sailors, martyrs, and Ghazis on Navy Day, praising the Navy’s professional excellence, maritime protection role, and contribution to safeguarding merchant vessels during regional tensions.
