PM’s Delhi roadshow: Several roads to be closed, traffic to be diverted

In anticipation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in the national capital on Monday, Delhi Police has issued a traffic advice.

“The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a road show with broad public involvement on Sansad Marg from Patel Chowk to the Sansad Marg-Jai Singh Road Junction on January 16 at 3 p.m. The Prime Minister of India will attend the aforementioned road show. Special traffic management systems would be in place to guarantee seamless traffic management throughout the roadshow route “Delhi Police issued a statement.

According to the traffic advisory, the following roads will be closed on January 16: Ashoka Road (Windsor Place to Jai Singh Road GPO Both Carriageways), Sansad Marg, Tolstoy Road (Janpath to Sansad Marg), Rafi Marg (Rail Bhawan to Sansad Marg), Jantar Mantar Road, Imtiaz Khan Marg, and Bangla Sahib Lane.

Delhi Police further informed that Baba Kharak Singh Road, Outer Circle Connaught Place, Park Street/Shankar Road, Minto Road, Mandir Marg, Barakhamba Road, Panchkuain Road, Raisina Road, Tolstoy Road, Janpath, Firozeshah Road, Rafi Marg, Rani Jhansi Road, DBG Road, Chelmsford Road, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, DDU Marg, Ranjit Singh flyover, Talkatora Road and Pandit Pant Marg are expected to experience a heavy volume of traffic during the roadshow.

Gol Dak Khana, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj, Windsor, Rail Bhawan, Outer CC-Sansad Marg Junction, Raisina Road-Jantar Mantar Road Junction, Janpath-Tolstoy Road Junction, and Tolstoy Road KG Marg connections will all be closed.

The Delhi Police have asked people to avoid the highways, sections, and localities specified above.