New Delhi: Traffic police on Monday announced a slew of restrictions and diversions for Tuesday, when votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections will be counted at seven centres across the Capital. They said adequate traffic personnel will be deployed on the ground to direct motorists.
“Te=raffic Advisory. In view of counting of votes at Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Bawana Road on 04.06.2024, traffic restrictions and diversions will be effective”, wrote Delhi Traffic Police on X.
In the South constituency, the counting of votes will take place at Jijabai ITI for Women at Siri Fort, due to which traffic on August Kranti Marg and Siri Fort Road will be diverted. Motorists should avoid the two roads from 6am to 6pm, and use alternative routes, such as the Ring Road, Aurobindo Marg and Josip Broz Tito Marg, to reach their destinations, the traffic advisory said.
In the New Delhi constituency, the counting of votes will take place at Atal Adarsh Balika School in Gole Market, due to which entry of motorists will not be allowed to halt or park on Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Kali Bari Marg, and the roundabouts of Gole Market and General Post Office (GPO). Vehicles of offenders will be towed away, a senior traffic police officer said.
In the East Delhi constituency, the counting will take place at Commonwealth Games Village, Akshardham, due to which motorists moving towards NH-24 from Sarai Kale Khan and ITO will have to take the Akshardham flyover and then take a left to reach Pusta Road and Vikas Marg. Motorists coming from Pusta Road can move up to the Akshardham flyover, in front of the Akshardham temple, and then take the U-turn after crossing the flyover to move on the NH-24.
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In the North East Delhi constituency, counting of votes will take place at ITI Nand Nagri, due to which movement of vehicles on the road stretch from Gagan Cinema T-Point to Nand Nagri flyover on Wazirabad Road will be restricted from 5am. The traffic will be diverted from three points, namely the Bhopura border, Tahirpur T-point, and Gagan Cinema T-point. “People should also avoid Wazirabad Road, and Road Nos. 68 and 69 in Nand Nagri,” another traffic police officer said.
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