Traffic diversions during New Year celebrations in city

Traffic diversions during New Year celebrations in city 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 31.12.2024

Chennai : Anticipating massive crowds on the Marina Promenade, Elliots Beach, on Dec 31, Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) has chalked out preventive measures to ensure accidentfree New Year celebrations. New diversions and parking arrangements have been announced for Kamarajar Salai and Elliot’s Beach. The Foreshore Service Road will be closed for traffic from 7pm on Dec 31 to 6am on Jan 1. Parking of vehicles will also not be allowed on Foreshore Service Road from 7pm, and vehicles will be allowed to exit only through Lighthouse Junction. On Kamarajar Salai, the stretch from War Memorial to Lighthouse will be closed for vehicular traffic from 8pm on Dec 31 till 6am on Jan 1. 

Vehicles coming from Adyar intended for Kamarajar Salai will be diverted at Greenways Road and South Canal Road Junction towards Mandaveli, RA Puram 2nd Main Road, RK Mutt Road and Luz Corner to reach their destinations. 

Vehicles coming from Dr RK Salai side intended for Kamarajar Salai will be diverted at VM Street Junction towards RK Mutt Road, Luz Junction, Mandaveli, South Canal Bank Road to reach Santhome High Road and Greenways Road. 

Vehicles coming from Parry’s to Kamarajar Salai will be diverted at RBI Subway (North) towards North Fort Wall Road, Muthusamy Road, Muthusamy Bridge, Wallajah Point, Anna Salai to reach their destinations. Vehicles will not be allowed towards Kamarajar Salai from Wallajah Point, Swamy Sivananda Salai (near Doordarshan Kendra), Wallajah Salai (near Victoria Hostel Road), Bharathi Salai & Victoria Hostel Road Junction, Dr Besant Road (near MRTS), Lloyds Road x Natesan Road, and from Natesan Road x Dr RK Salai Junction.

 The entire Loop Road from South Canal Bank Road up to Lighthouse Junction will be closed for vehicular traffic as per necessity. On Flag Staff Road, vehicles will not be allowed from Wallajah Point towards War Memorial  from 8 pm. MTC buses bound to the north from Greenways Point will be diverted at R.K. Mutt U-turn towards Thiruvengadam Street, Devanathan Street, RK Mutt Road, Venkateswara Agraharam Street (Saibaba Temple), Nageshwara Park to reach their destination.

In Besant Nagar, vehicles will not be allowed towards 6th Avenue from 8 pm on Dec 31 to 6 am on Jan 1. Entry to 6th Avenue will be blocked at 5th Avenue Junction, 4th Main Road Junction, 3rd Main Road Junction, 16th Cross Street, and 7th Avenue MG Road Junction towards Annai Velankanni Church. All flyovers will be closed from 8 pm on Dec 31 till 6 am on Jan 1, police said.