Delhi traffic advisory: Major roads to be closed till 11am today for Independence Day rehearsal

NEW DELHI: Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory for road closures and alternative routes due to a full dress rehearsal on August 13 for the Independence Day function from 4am to 11am. Key roads in the city will be closed, and specific instructions have been given for commuters and vehicles without parking labels to avoid certain areas.
Eight major roads, including Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, SP Mukherjee Marg, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg, Esplanade Road and its Link Road, Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT, and Outer Ring Road from ISBT to IP Flyover, will be closed during the rehearsal hours.Vehicles without parking labels are advised to avoid areas such as C-Hexagon, India Gate, Copernicus Marg, among others.

Commuters traveling between north and south Delhi should use alternative routes such as Aurobindo Marg, Safdarjung Road, Kamal Ataturk Marg, Kautilya Marg, SPM Marg, 11 Murti, Mother Teresa Crescent, Park Street, Mandir Marg, Panchkuian Road, and Rani Jhansi Road.

For those moving through the east-west corridor, alternative routes include NH-24, Nizamuddin Khatta, Barapula Road under AIIMS Flyover on Ring Road, and others. The Old Iron Bridge and Geeta Colony Bridge towards Shanti Van will also be closed.
The advisory states that DND, NH-24 (NH-9), Yudhister Setu, Signature Bridge, and Wazirabad Bridge will remain open for those needing to reach Ring Road.

From August 12 midnight to 11 am on August 13, goods vehicles will not be allowed to travel between Nizamuddin and Wazirabad bridges. Inter-state buses will be restricted between Maharana Pratap ISBT and Sarai Kale Khan ISBT during the same period.
City buses, including those operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), will not run on Ring Road from August 12 midnight to 11 am on August 13. Buses will need to take alternative routes instead of traveling between ISBT to NH-24 (NH-9)/NH T-point on Ring Road.
"Movement of goods vehicles between Nizamuddin and Wazirabad bridges will not be permitted from August 12 midnight to 11 am on August 13," the advisory mentions.
Buses originating from various parts of the city and intending to use Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Tilak Marg, Subash Marg, or Ring Road between Akhara Chandgi Ram and Hazrat Nizamuddin Bridge are directed to avoid these routes and use alternatives.
People attending the Independence Day function should not bring cameras, binoculars, remote control car keys, umbrellas, handbags, briefcases, transistors, cigarette lighters, tiffin boxes, water bottles, or lunch boxes.
"Flying of sub-conventional aerial platforms like paragliders, para-motors, hang gliders, UAVs, micro-light aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft, hot air balloons, quadcopters, or para jumping from aircraft etc are prohibited over the jurisdiction of Delhi till August 15," the advisory added.