Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for Republic Day Parade
The Republic Day celebrations are approaching. Before that, full dress rehearsal will be performed on January 23.
In this regard, the Delhi police issued a traffic advisory yesterday. The rehearsal day parade will commence at 9:50 a.m. from Vijay Chowk and will close at Red Fort.
As the rehearsal will be conducted on Thursday, Traffic on Rajpath from Vijay Chowk to India Gate will be restricted from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday till the parade is over on Thursday.
Similarly, restrictions will be implemented from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday till the parade is over on Republic Day (Sunday).
In addition to that, metro services will also be stopped due to the closure of entry and exit at Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan from 5:00 a.m. till 12 noon on Thursday. The same will be closed again on Republic Day from 5:00 a.m. till 12 noon.
Lok Kalyan Marg and Patel Chowk will be closed from 8.45 a.m. to 12 noon. No cross traffic will be allowed on Rajpath from 11 p.m. on Wednesday at Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road till the parade is over.
Similarly, C-Hexagon-India Gate will also be closed for traffic from 9.15 a.m. on Thursday till the completion of the parade.
The traffic will be restricted on both directions on Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Subhash Marg from 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Only cross traffic will be allowed as per the movement of the parade.
On Republic Day, traffic restrictions will be implemented on Rajpath from Vijay Chowk to India Gate till the parade concludes on Sunday starting from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Cross traffic is not allowed on Rajpath at Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road until the parade is over starting from 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. C-Hexagon-India Gate will also be closed on Sunday till the parade crosses Tilak Marg.
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