Delhi traffic advisory for August 15: Details about road diversions
Times of IndiaTimes Travel Editor/TRAVEL NEWS, DELHI/ Created : Aug 13, 2019, 15:53 IST
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Preparations are going on in full swing for the Independence Day celebrations. Full dress rehearsals are being held in the capital, because of which Delhi Police has made elaborate arrangements and diverted the traffic for around … Read more
Preparations are going on in full swing for the Independence Day celebrations. Full dress rehearsals are being held in the capital, because of which Delhi Police has made elaborate arrangements and diverted the traffic for around six hours. Read less
The area around the Red Fort has also been put under heavy security blanket, as it is the spot where Prime Minister will be hoisting the flag and delivering a speech on August 15. The road to Red Fort was closed at 4 AM for normal traffic, which continued till 10 AM. The Delhi Traffic Police also issued an advisory on Monday, indicating routes that will be diverted or remain closed because of the rehearsals.
Traffic on these routes will be diverted for six hours:
- Delhi Gate to Chhatta Rail along Netaji Subhash Marg
- Syama Prasad Mukherjee Road from HC Sen Marg to Yamuna Bazar Chawk
- Link Road from Esplanade Road to Netaji Subhash Marg
- Chandni Chawk from Fawwara Chawk to Lal Qila Chawk
- Nishad Raj Marg from Ring Road to Netaji Subhash Marg
- Yamuna Bazar from Ring Road to Jat Faujah Dharamshala
- Lothian Road from Chhatta Rail to Kashmere Gate
- Syama Prasad Mukherjee Marg
- Subhash Marg from Chhatta Rail to Delhi Gate
- Ring Road from Nizamuddin bridge to North Loop bus stand
- Kasturba Gandhi Road
- Ashoka Road
- Vikas Marg till Delhi Secretariat loop
- All roads connecting India Gate—C-Hexagon, Purana Qila Road, Sher Shah Road, Pandara Road, Rajpath, Akbar Road, Tilak Marg, Sikandara Road, Bhagwan Das Road, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
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