Independence Day: Traffic police advisory for Noida-Delhi commuters

NOIDA: In view of Independence Day programmes in the national capital, routes for goods carriers going from Noida to Delhi will remain diverted from Saturday night till the end of events on August 15, the

Traffic Police

here said.

While the diversions are for light, medium and heavy categories of commercial vehicles, the police have cautioned that routes for “other vehicles” could also be diverted if need be.

“The diversions will stay in place from 10 pm on Saturday till the end of the programmes in Delhi on Sunday,” the Traffic Police said in an advisory on Friday.

Vehicles going to Delhi from Noida through the Chilla border, the DND and the

Kalindi Kunj

routes will have to divert to the

Eastern Peripheral Expressway

through

Greater Noida

to proceed further, it said.

For other vehicles, the police suggested people to take alternative routes to and fro Delhi-Noida to avoid hassles in view of the diversions.

“In case of any road traffic-related query, people can call the helpline number at 9971009001,” it added.

Meanwhile, a major traffic snarl was witnessed near the

Mahamaya

flyover on the

Noida-Greater Noida Expressway

on Friday afternoon, with hundreds of vehicles moving at a snail's pace.