A traffic advisory has been issued by the Delhi Police ahead of Sunday’s Independence Day celebrations at the iconic Red Fort, from which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation. Commuters are advised to avoid certain routes while official functions are taking place, according to the advisory.
Here’s a look at some of the routes which will affected due to restrictions on account of Independence Day, as well as other restrictions:
(1) From 4 a.m. to 10 a.m., traffic around the Red Fort will be closed to the general public. In the area, only authorised vehicles will be permitted.
(2) Eight roads will be closed to the general public from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. Netaji Subhash Marg, SP Mukherjee Marg, Lothian Road, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg, Esplanade Road from Rajghat to ISBT, Ring Road from ISBT to Indraprastha flyover, and Outer Ring Road from ISBT to Indraprastha flyover are among them.
(3) Vehicles without parking labels should avoid the C-Hexagon India Gate, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, Sikandra Road, Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Subhash Marg, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Ring Road from Nizamuddin Bridge to ISBT, and Outer Ring Road from IP flyover bypass to ISBT via Salimgarh.
(4.) Commuters heading to the northern and southern parts of the Capital will have to take alternate routes to cross the Yamuna-Pushta Road-GT Road from Aurobindo Marg-Safdarjung Road, Connaught Place-Minto Road, and Nizamuddin Bridge.
(5.)Alternative routes from DND-NH24-Vikas Marg, Vikas Marg-DDU Marg, and Boulevard Road-Baraf Khana can be taken to reach the east-west corridor.
(6.) The Geeta Colony bridge, which leads to Shantivan, will be shut down. Vehicles are not permitted to use Lower Ring Road between ISBT Kashmere Gate and Shantivan, as well as between IP flyover and Rajghat.
(7.) A ban on goods vehicle movement on the Nizamuddin and Wazirabad bridges went into effect at 12 a.m. on August 14 and will be lifted at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
(8.) Inter-state buses will be prohibited from using the Maharana Pratap and Sarai Kale Khan ISBTs from midnight on August 14 to 11 a.m. on August 15. DTC buses are unable to operate between ISBT and the NH-24/NH T-point on Ring Road during this time.
Buses terminating at the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, and the New Delhi railway station will be rerouted or cancelled. After 10 a.m., normal services will resume. Alternative routes to railway stations, bus terminals, and hospitals near the I-Day function will, however, be available.
(10.) The Delhi Police have banned the use of paragliders, hang gliders, paramotors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and remotely piloted aircraft until August 16.
