{"id":882,"date":"2025-09-04T07:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisewheels.com.pk\/blogs\/?p=882"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:32:21","slug":"has-lda-ended-the-bike-lane-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisewheels.com.pk\/blogs\/has-lda-ended-the-bike-lane-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the LDA Ended the Ferozepur Road Bike Lane? Here\u2019s What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, there has been a storm of rumors that spread from different news media channels that Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has put a ban on the bike lane program on Ferozepur Road.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But if we investigate more closely the basis of these claims, we find ourselves standing on conjecture rather than solid ground. Many articles of this nature lack the weight of official statements and have fallen into the domain of “hawai baat,” or empty rumors.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Official Circular issued by Lahore Development Authority<\/b><\/h2>\n

To get to the bottom of it all, we spoke to LDA spokesperson and PR Officer, Osama Mehmood. He strongly rejected the rumours circulating on social media and certain sections of the press.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s the Actual Situation?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In Mehmood’s words:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The suggestion that LDA has scrapped the bike lane project is unfounded, misleading and sensationalist.”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The bike lane scheme is not finished, the LDA says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The key to this matter lies in the Lahore traffic police’s decision to remove concrete dividers at a certain stretch of Ferozepur Road because, during peak hours, traffic accidents were posing a safety risk if dividers were there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly, the bike lane itself has not been damaged at all, and is fully functional, and continues to be subject to existing statutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

He repeated that there was no truth to the rumors of cancellation and that it had nothing to do with LDA’s actual policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the Ground in Ferozepur Road<\/b><\/h2>\n

To bring clarity, our team had gone on a comprehensive survey of the Ferozepur Road bike lane, which spans from Chungi to Qaddafi Flyover.<\/span><\/p>\n