Traffic alert: Delhi Police issue traffic advisory for Republic Day parade rehearsals; check key diversion routes

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory in view of rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade, restricting vehicular movement in parts of Central and New Delhi.The rehearsals will be held on Kartavya Path from January 19 to 21, covering the stretch between Vijay Chowk and India Gate. The parade route will be Vijay Chowk–Kartavya Path up to ‘C’ Hexagon.To ensure the smooth conduct of the parade, traffic restrictions will be imposed at the Kartavya Path–Rafi Marg, Kartavya Path–Janpath, Kartavya Path–Mansingh Road, and Kartavya Path–C-Hexagon crossings between 10.15 am and 12.30 pm on these days. Kartavya Path from Vijay Chowk to India Gate will remain closed to traffic during this period, the advisory said. Traffic will be diverted accordingly, and congestion is likely on adjoining roads.For North–South movement and vice versa, motorists may use Ring Road via Sarai Kale Khan–IP Flyover–Rajghat; Lajpat Rai Marg–Mathura Road–Bhairon Road–Ring Road; or Aurobindo Marg–Safdarjung Road–Kamal Ataturk Marg–Kautilya Marg–Sardar Patel Marg–Mother Teresa Crescent–RML–Baba Kharak Singh Marg.For East–West movement (and vice versa), motorists may use Ring Road–Bhairon Road–Mathura Road–Subramaniam Bharti Marg–Rajesh Pilot Marg–Prithvi Raj Road–Safdarjung Road–Kamal Ataturk Marg–Panchsheel Marg–Simon Bolivar Marg–Upper Ridge Road/Vande Mataram Marg.For travel from South to Connaught Place/Central Secretariat, motorists may use Mother Teresa Crescent–Park Street–Mandir Marg/Baba Kharak Singh Marg, or Ring Road–Vande Mataram Marg–Link Road–Panchkuian Road.Motorists travelling to Vinay Marg and Shanti Path, or heading towards New Delhi and beyond, are advised to take Sardar Patel Marg–Mother Teresa Crescent–roundabout RML–Baba Kharak Singh Marg, or Park Street–Mandir Marg, and proceed towards North Delhi/New Delhi.