Renovated India Gate and Rajpath, under the Central Vista project. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)The Delhi traffic police have issued an advisory anticipating a large number of people to turn up around the Central Vista project after its inauguration scheduled for Thursday (September 8).
The traffic police announced general traffic diversions from 6 pm to 9 pm on several roads to ensure the safety of children and pedestrians, and smooth traffic movement in the New Delhi district.
The diversions (beginning at the C Hexagon at each road) would stretch from:
- Tilak Marg to the Bhagwan Dass Road Crossing
- Purana Qila Road to Mathura Road
- Shershah Road to Mathura Road
- Dr Zakir Hussain Marg to Subramania Bharti Marg Crossing
- Pandara Road to Subramania Bharti Marg Crossing
- Shahjahan road to Q point
- Akbar Road to R/A Mansingh Road
- Ashoka Road to R/A Jaswant Singh Road
- K.G Marg to Madhav Rao Scindia Marg Crossing
- Copernicus Marg to Madhav Rao Scindia Marg Crossing.
Deputy commissioner of police (traffic, New Delhi range) Aalap Patel said: “The following roads and junctions are expected to witness heavy traffic. Commuters are requested to plan their journey in advance accordingly.” He pointed to:
- Mathura Road
- Ashoka Road
- Prithvi Raj Road
- Akbar Road
- Subramanian Bharti Marg
- APJ Abdul Kalam Road
- Rajesh Pilot Marg
- R/A Windsor Place
- R/A Claridge Hotel
- Man Singh Road
- R/A MNLP, Janpath
- Firoz Shah Road
- R/A Mandi House
- Sikandra Road.
The traffic police also announced several diversion points for buses from 6 pm to 9 pm, requesting Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) and others to plan accordingly. These points will be:
- Moti Bagh and Bhikaji Cama crossings on the Ring Road
- The South Foot of the Lodhi and Moolchand flyovers
- ITO and IP Flyover – Vikas Marg
- Ring Road – Yamuna Bazaar
- Tis Hazari – Mori Gate Junction
- Dayal Chowk on Panchkuian Road
- AIIMS Flyover, SBM – Mathura Road
- Neela Gumbad
- Ashram Chowk
- NH 24 Ring Road
- Ring Road – ISBT
- ISBT – T Point
- Dhaula Kuan
The DTC was also requested to organise “park and ride” facilities to the C-Hexagon from:
- Bhairon Road
- Rajghat
- Connaught Place
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Visitors were advised to avoid cabs and private vehicles and use these facilities instead.