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As Delhiites get ready to ring in the New Year, elaborate arrangements have been made by the authorities to ensure a smooth flow of traffic in the city on December 31.
If you are planning to go out on New Year’s Eve, here are a few advisories that you should keep in mind:
Special arrangements around Connaught Place
The Delhi Traffic Police have made special arrangements for the areas in the vicinity of Connaught Place, which shall be imposed from 8 pm on December 31 till the conclusion of New Year celebrations. The restrictions mentioned below apply to all private and public transport vehicles:
No vehicle shall be allowed to proceed towards Connaught Place beyond:
- Mandi House roundabout
- Bengali Market roundabout
- North foot of Ranjit Singh Flyover (Barakhamba Road - Tolstoy Marg Crossing)
- Minto Road - Deen Dayal Upadhaya Marg crossing
- Chelmsford Road near Munje Chowk (New Delhi Railway Station)
- RK Ashram Marg - Chitragupta Marg Crossing
- Gole Market roundabout
- New Delhi GPO roundabout
- Patel Chowk Kasturba Gandhi Road - Ferozshah Road Crossing
- Jai Singh Road - Bangla Sahib Lane
- Panchkuian Road - Bangla Sahib Lane
- Windsor place roundabout
- Buta Singh Marg roundabout
- State Entry Road - New Delhi Railway Station.
No vehicle shall be allowed in the inner, middle, or outer circle of Connaught Place except for those that are carrying valid passes.
Parking Arrangements in Delhi on New Year's Eve
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Special parking arrangements have also been made for Connaught Place, with motorists allowed to park their vehicles at the following places in the vicinity of Connaught Place:
- Near Gole Dak Khana on Kali Bari Marg, Pt. Pant Marg, Bhai Veer Singh Marg
- Near Patel Chowk on Rakab Ganj Road behind AIR
- Near Mandi House on Copernicus Marg up to Baroda House
- Near Minto Road on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and Press Road area
- Near Panchkuian Road on RK Ashram Marg
- Near Chitragupta Road and Basant Road towards Paharganj
- Near KG Marg - Ferozshah Road Crossing on Copernicus Lane as well as KG Marg towards C Hexagon.
According to the advisory, parking will also be allowed near the Bengali market roundabout on Babar Road and Tansen Marg, Windsor Place on Rajendra Prasad Road and Raisina Road, Gole Market at Peshwa Road, Service Road along Bhai Veer Singh Marg and RK Ashram Road, and near Buta Singh roundabout on Jantar Mantar Road and Raisina Road.
Authorities have also made limited parking spaces available near Connaught Place. Parking space will be allotted on a first come first serve basis. The Delhi Traffic Police have further warned that vehicles parked without proper authorisation shall be towed away and prosecuted.
Access to New Delhi Railway Station (from South)
If you want to go towards New Delhi Railway Station from South, here are the routed that you can take:
- Ram Manohar Lohiya Park Street- Mandir Marg- Rani Jhansi Road- Jhandewalan roundabout- Deshbandhu Gupta Road
- GPO roundabout- Kali Bari Marg- Mandir Marg- Rani Jhansi Road- Jhandewalan roundabout- Deshbandhu Gupta Road
- Windsor Place roundabout- Ferozeshah Road- Mandi House- 'W' Point- 'A' Point- DDU Marg- Bhavbhuti Marg.
Entry from Connaught Place, Chelmsford Road shall be prohibited. The traffic police advisory said that motorists can take the second entry gate of Ajmeri Gate side. They can reach the station via Paharganj, Shiela Cinema or through Ajmeri Gate, JLN Marg side via BSZ Marg, Delhi Gate, and JLN Marg.
Suggested routes for North-South movement
Motorists are advised to use alternative routes available for North-South directions on New Year’s Eve, which include:
Ring Road from ISBT to Ashram or
- via Delhi Gate, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Mathura Road to reach Ashram and via vice-versa or
- via ISBT, Rani Jhansi Marg, Panchkuian Road, Mandir Marg, Park Street, Mother Teresa Crescent Road and beyond or
- via Rani Jhansi Marg, Panchkuian Road, Hanuman Murti, Ring Road.
Routes to avoid in West Delhi on New Year's eve
Commuters are suggested to avoid the mentioned routes in West Delhi:
- Najafgarh Road, (Dwarka Mor to Zakhira flyover) and Outer Ring Road (from Janak Puri to Peeragarh Chowk).
- For Club Road Punjabi Bagh, all commercial traffic, including DTC Buses coming from Raja Garden and going towards Baba Ram Dev Marg (Paschim Puri), will be restricted to taking left turns on Club Road from 4 pm on December 31 up to 4 am on January 1, 2024.
- Traffic will be diverted straight towards Roundabout Punjabi Bagh then turn left on Rohtak Road towards Paschim Puri.
Suggested route for East Delhi to West Delhi movement
Ring Road, Bhairon Road, Mathura Road, Subramaniam Bharti Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, R/A R.M.L, Park Street, Shankar Road.
New Year's eve: Which routes to avoid in South Delhi?
Avoid Press Enclave Road Saket to go towards Ring Road, Firoz Gandhi Marg and Veer Savarkar Marg to go to Central Market Lajpat Nagar. Bhisham Pitamah Marg to go toward New Delhi from Andrews Ganj and from Lodhi Road to go towards Ring Road AIIMS.
There will be heavy traffic due to the New Year celebration at Ambience Mall Vasant Kunj, and commuters have been advised to avoid Nelson Mandela Road to go to Gurugram and use Olof Palme Marg, RTR.
What about the traffic near the airport?
Traffic advisory near Aerocity: due to the New Year celebration at various places in Aerocity, traffic movement may be slow as there will be intensive checking at the entrance of Aerocity; commuters who are planning to go to the airport are advised to plan their travel keeping sufficient time in hand.
Traffic will remain heavy at Hansraj Gupta Marg due to the New Year celebration at GK-1 Market.
Traffic advisory near Hauz Khas Village, Avoid Ring Road between Moti Bagh to Safdarjung Hospital. Use RTR Aurobindo Marg and Brig. Hoshiyar Singh Marg to go to IGI Airport.
