Construction Workers as Traffic Police

Jameeel
By Jameeel

Today was a good day. I was joining my office after a long Vacation which is not at much distance. Sat in the car, tuned up the radio to 103.4,looked at the clock - it was 7:15 - thought I would reach the office in 10 + 10 minutes (for the traffic) but had to deal with a really really long traffic snarl caused by the construction workers working as Traffic Police Personnels. Allowing some vehicles to pass thorough and stopping some (on their own will). My question is Who has given them the authority to block the roads by putting the barriers that too in the peak hours? Who have given them to authority to control the flow of traffic? What if there is an accident because of it?

 where can we report such issues?

By Mufti Shahid• 26 Sep 2016 08:51
Mufti Shahid

Perhaps 97.5. You wont get bored in the car.

By britexpat• 25 Sep 2016 11:44
britexpat

The answer to your questions is Ashghal - Public Works Authority

By Equin0x• 25 Sep 2016 11:40
Equin0x

The workers might be volunteers, perhaps without training. Someone needs to arrange basic training for them.

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