Karachi (PPI) - Many parts of Karachi witnesses crippling traffic jams, as police blockades various roads to foil the lawyers' long march here on Thursday. The barriers installed by police at various roads not only denied entry to lawyers and political workers, but also created severe problems for commuters. Police placed barriers at major main roads on Thursday to prevent the access of lawyers at Lasbela Chowrangi, Jail Chowrangi, Arts Council, City Courts, Sindh High Court, Sohrab Goth, Malir and other areas. The haphazardly placed barriers troubled the people in reaching their destinations on time. Hundreds of vehicles were seen stuck up in these areas, creating big traffic messes. Majority of the daily commuters faced difficulties in reaching some areas of Saddar and M.A. Jinnah Road near the Mazar-e-Quaid, Sindh High Court and City Courts, as most of the entry points to these areas had been sealed. "I reached my office 45 minutes late in the morning as the minibus driver took right turn from Lasbela due to the barrier placed there," said Asghar Ali, resident of North Karachi. "There was huge congestion of traffic on the Garden Road and onwards due to the crippling traffic jam," he added. "I had to adopt an arduous route to reach my office at Civic Centre," said a government employee, Rauf, resident of Golimar. "We have been stuck here for the last thirty minutes and can't find a way forwards," said a minibus driver at Jail Chowrangi. "I could not do my normal working in the day at the hospitals on M.A. Jinnah road," said a medical representative Faisal Ahmed. The skirmishes between police and various activists at a few places caused problems for the commuters. However, severe traffic jams were observed near Mazar-e-Quaid Mausoleum and Jail Chowrangi, as the rally of the lawyers stopped there and chanted slogans against the government. Police had sealed all the routes leading to City Courts on M A Jinnah Road before the protestors arrived there. Barriers were also placed at the road leading to Sindh Assembly building. Lawyers and activists of political parties, despite all these hurdles, began their long march for the restoration on Thursday. Earlier, a large number of lawyers gathered outside Sindh High Court (SHC) from where long march was kicked off. A rally of lawyers, headed by Rasheed A. Rizvi, left for Mazar-e-Quaid at 12pm from Sindh High Court Bar room. Transportation of goods stopped The Karachi Goods Carriers' Association has asked its members to take utmost care before leaving for upcountry in view of political unrest. A number of transporters have already stopped transportation due to prevailing situation. Nadeem Akhtar Arain, general secretary of the association, in a release on Thursday said that the police have seized a number of trucks and trailers to block the long march and sit-in. The vehicles are loaded with goods worth millions of rupees. Referring to the statement of Interior Advisor Rehman Malik who apprehended subversive activities during the long march and sit-in, the KGCA leader said the government still owes Rs.2.5 billion of the claims for the vehicles burnt during December 27, 2007 tragedy. "We fear that our vehicles could again be burnt that would cause huge losses to the transporters. "We appeal to the police authorities to release our vehicles seized by it.