Dense fog as soon as once more blanketed massive elements of Punjab, together with Lahore, on the night time between Sunday and Monday, severely disrupting highway site visitors and forcing the closure of a number of motorway sections as a consequence of extraordinarily low visibility.
The thick fog diminished visibility to close zero in lots of areas, hampering the sleek circulation of site visitors in a number of cities. A spokesperson for the Motorway Police stated that a number of key routes have been closed for all types of site visitors to make sure public security. These embrace the M2 from Lahore to Kot Momin, the M3 from Lahore to Darkhana, the M4 from Pindi Bhattian to Abdul Hakim, the M5 from Multan to Zahir Pir, and the M11 from Lahore to Sialkot.
In keeping with Motorway Police sources, the most secure journey time throughout foggy situations is between 10am and 6pm. Motorists have been suggested to make use of the Grand Trunk (GT) Highway in its place route. The police additionally urged drivers to train warning, scale back pace and swap on fog lights whereas travelling.
Authorities additional appealed to the general public to remain indoors and keep away from pointless journey till climate situations enhance. Dense fog additionally disrupted site visitors at a number of factors alongside the Nationwide Freeway, the place visibility ranged between zero and 100 metres, inflicting extra difficulties for commuters.
