As Central Vista is opened today, Delhi residents should avoid travelling along these routes.

  • Sept. 8, 2022, 12:36 p.m.

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 connects to Mathura Road.
  • Mathura Road to Shershah Road
  • Crossing of Dr Zakir Hussain Marg and Subramania Bharti Marg
  • Crossing of Subramania Bharti Marg
  • Shahjahan Highway to Q Point
  • R/A Mansingh Road to Akbar Road
  • R/A Jaswant Singh Road to Ashoka Road
  • Crossing of K.G Marg and Madhav Rao Scindia Marg
  • Crossing of Copernicus Marg and Madhav Rao Scindia Marg.

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 Avenue
  • Akbar Road
  • Subramanian Bharti Avenue
  • APJ Abdul Kalam Road.
  • Rajesh Pilot Road
  • Windsor Place R/A
  • Claridge's Hotel
  • Man Singh Boulevard
  • Janpath R/A MNLP
  • Firoz Shah Boulevard
  • Mandi House R/A
  • 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
  • Yamuna Bazaar-Ring Road
  • Tis Hazari-Mori Gate Intersection
  • Dayal Chowk on Panchkuian Road.
  • AIIMS Flyover, SBM-Mahendra Road
  • Neela Gumbad
  • Ashram Chowk
  • NH 24, Ring Road
  • ISBT Ring Road
  • ISBT-T Point
  • Dhaula Kuan

The DTC was also requested to organise "park and ride" facilities for the C-Hexagon from:

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Visitors were advised to avoid cabs and private vehicles and use these facilities instead.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

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