DELHI TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Traffic restrictions will be put in place in parts of central Delhi on Thursday when PM Narendra Modi will be inaugurating Central Vista Avenue, officials said on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Ahead of the opening of the new Central Vista Avenue by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 8, 2022), Delhi Traffic Police has put up traffic restrictions in place in parts of central Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating Central Vista Avenue today in the national capital. The avenue that will be open to the masses on September 8 stretches from Vijay Chowk to India Gate.
Delhi Police informed that elaborate arrangements have been made in order to facilitate the safety of pedestrians, including children, and to ensure smooth movement of traffic in the New Delhi district.
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India Gate Circle, also known as C-Hexagon, will be out of bounds for vehicular as well as general pedestrian movement from 6 PM to 9 PM today.
Check Delhi traffic police advisory for Central Delhi here:
The inauguration of Central Vista under #AmritMahotsav on Sept 08, 2022 shall witness huge participation particularly by children who would enjoy and witness the grand event.#DelhiTrafficPolice has made special arrangements for the convenience of public.#DelhiTrafficAdvisory pic.twitter.com/P1H7zvXh8Y
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) September 6, 2022
– Traffic movement will be diverted from roads such as — Tilak Marg (From C-Hexagon to Bhagwan Dass Road Crossing), Purana Quila Road (From C-Hexagon to Mathura Road), Shershah Road (from C-Hexagon to Mathura Road).
– Traffic movement will be diverted from Dr Zakir Hussain Marg (From C-Hexagon to Subramanian Bharti Marg Crossing) from 6 pm to 9 pm.
– Traffic movement will be diverted from Pandara Road (from C-Hexagon to Subramanian Bharti Marg Crossing), Shahjahan Road (from C-Hexagon to Q-point), Akbar Road (from C-Hexagon to RoundAbout Mansingh Road), Ashoka Road (from C-Hexagon to R/A Jaswant Singh Road) from 6 pm to 9 pm.
– Traffic movement will be diverted from K.G Marg (from C-Hexagon to Madhav Rao Scindia Marg Crossing), Copernicus Marg (from C-Hexagon to Madhav Rao Scindia Marg Crossing) from 6 pm to 9 pm, the advisory added.
According to the traffic advisory, commuters using two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers are requested to plan their journey in advance accordingly and avoid roads such as W-Point, Mathura Road, Ashoka Road, Q-Point, Prithvi Raj Road, Akbar Road, Subramanian Bharti Marg, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, Rajesh Pilot Marg.
Similarly, roundabout Windsor Place, roundabout Claridge Hotel, Man Singh Road, roundabout MLNP, Janpath, Firoz Shah Road, roundabout Mandi House and Sikandra Road as these points and junctions are expected to witness a heavy volume of traffic.