ISKCON temple car festival in Coimbatore: Traffic diversions announced

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore police have announced traffic diversions in the city from noon to 6pm on July 5 in view of the ISKCON temple car festival. Vehicles from Perur Road will not be allowed to enter the city via Chetty Street and Raja Street. Such vehicles should take a right turn near the corporation school at Selvapuram and proceed via Ashok Nagar roundabout and Perur bypass.Vehicles to Perur via Vysial Street and Chetty Street should pass through Ukkadam – Perur bypass, Ashok Nagar roundabout, Sethumavaikal check post and Shivalaya junction. Entry of vehicles from Maruthamalai and Thadagam roads to the city via Telugu Street will not be permitted. They should pass via Ponnaiyarajapuram, Sokkampudur, Ramamurthy Road, Shivalaya junction, corporation school at Selvapuram and Ashok Nagar roundabout.Vehicles from Ukkadam to Mettupalayam, Thadagam and Maruthamalai roads via Oppanakara Street have to go via Perur bypass, Ashok Nagar roundabout, Sethumavaikal check post, Shivalaya junction, Ramamurthy Street, Chokkkampudur, Ponnaiyarajapuram and Gandhi Park. Entry of vehicles from Sukrawarpet Road to Raja Street via Thiyagi Kumaran Street will not be allowed.Heavy vehicles and goods carriers will not be allowed to enter the city between 8am and 8pm on July 5. Parking of vehicles will not be allowed in Raja Street, Oppanakara Street, KG Street, and Vysial Street from 6 am to 10 pm. Devotees taking part in the car festival have been asked to park their two-wheelers at the corporation’s parking yard in Raja Street.