ISLAMABAD: Months of traffic chaos, choking dust and endless diversions on Park Road have pushed residents and commuters to the breaking point as frustration grows over the slow pace of the underpass construction near Chatta Bakhtawar. Citizens say the project, launched nearly six months ago, has turned one of Islamabad’s busiest corridors into a daily nightmare with no clear completion timeline in sight.

Students, office workers and families travelling through Park Road now face severe delays, damaged roads and hazardous driving conditions every day. Commuters heading towards Chak Shahzad, Bahria Enclave, Park View City, Lehtrar Road and Comsats University say travel time during peak hours has increased dramatically, forcing many to spend an additional 20 to 30 minutes on the road.

Residents have accused the Frontier Works Organisation and Capital Development Authority of failing to properly manage traffic and maintain safe temporary diversions during construction. They say uneven roads, thick dust clouds and mud after rainfall have made driving dangerous, particularly for motorcyclists and small vehicles navigating through narrow diversions.

Iqra Abbasi, a student of Comsats University, said the worsening conditions were becoming unbearable for daily commuters. Residents of Chak Shahzad also complained that heavy dumper trucks and construction machinery continue to spread dust across nearby residential areas while visible progress on the underpass remains painfully slow.

In a formal written complaint submitted to the authorities, residents warned that the ongoing disruption was severely affecting work schedules, school routines and public mobility. They said poor planning and weak traffic arrangements had transformed Park Road into a bottleneck, creating stress and financial burden for thousands of families.

Residents have now urged authorities to immediately improve diversion routes, deploy proper traffic management teams and accelerate construction work before the situation spirals further out of control. Citizens say Islamabad’s development projects should bring relief to the public, not months of unchecked misery and urban paralysis.