NEW DELHI: To ensure a smooth and safe celebration of New Year’s Eve in the national capital, Delhi Traffic Police has announced special traffic arrangements for the areas around Connaught Place and India Gate.
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The restrictions will be imposed from 8pm on Dec 31 in the vicinity of CP till the conclusion of New Year celebrations. “No vehicle will be allowed to proceed towards Connaught Place beyond the roundabouts at Mandi House, Bengali Market, Gole Market, GPO and Windsor Place, Barakhamba Road-Tolstoy Marg crossing near Ranjit Singh flyover, Minto Road-Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg crossing, Chelmsford Road near Munje Chowk (New Delhi Railway Station), RK Ashram Marg-Chitragupta Marg crossing, Patel Chowk, Kasturba Gandhi Road-Ferozeshah Road crossing and Jai Singh Road-Bangla Sahib Lane,” according to the traffic advisory.
“No vehicular traffic will also be allowed in the inner, middle or outer circle of CP except for those carrying valid passes.”
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Motorists can park their vehicles in the vicinity of CP near Gole Dak Khana, near Patel Chowk on Rakab Ganj Road behind AIR, near Mandi House on Copernicus Marg up to Baroda House, near Minto Road on DDU Marg and Press Road area, near Panchkuian Road on RK Ashram Marg, Chitragupta Road and Basant Road towards Paharganj, near KG Marg-Ferozeshah Road crossing on Copernicus Lane and KG Marg towards C-Hexagon, on Babar Road and Tansen Marg near Bengali Market roundabout, and near Windsor Place.
“In case of heavy pedestrian movement, vehicles may not be allowed to go through C-Hexagon, India Gate and will be diverted from Q Point, the roundabouts at MLNP, Sunheri Masjid, Mar-Janpath, Windsor Place, Mandi House and Rajendra Prasad Road-Janpath, Rajpath, Rafi Marg, KG Marg-Ferozeshah Road, W-point, Mathura Road-Purana Qila Road, Mathura Road-Sher Shah Road, SBM-Zakir Hussain Marg and SBM-Pandara Road,” the advisory read.
A police officer said that in view of the large gathering expected at Delhi zoo, which may lead to congestion on Mathura Road, the motorists are advised to avoid Bhairon Road/Mathura Road between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Pragati Maidan.
