Mumbai traffic curbs for Ambedkar Jayanti: Better avoid these routes

The Mumbai police have issued a detailed advisory to regulate the movement of traffic in the city on April 13 and 13 ahead of Ambedkar Jayanti on Friday. The traffic restrictions will kick in from 11 on Thursday and remain in place until 24:00 hours on Friday on some roads that lead towards Chaitya Bhooma in Dadar.

The restrictions on movement of traffic have been put in place in view of a large number of followers who will be visiting the Chaitra Bhoomi in Dadar.

Roads closed for vehicular traffic:

• S K. Bole road shall be "One-way" from SiddhiVinayak Junction upto Portugues Church that meansthere shall be "No-Entry '' from Portuguese Church to SiddhiVinayak Junction.
• S.V.S. Road from Siddhi Vinayak Junction to Yes Bank Junction shall be closed for all types of VehicularTraffic (local residents can proceed through Road No 5 i.e. Pandurang Naik Marg).
• Ranade Road shall be closed for all types of vehicular traffic.
• Dnyaneshwar Mandir Road shall be closed for all types of vehicular trafficfrom its junction at S.V.S.Road upto Dadar Chowpatty.
• All heavy vehicles, goods vehicles including tempos (except BEST buses) shall be diverted from Mahim Junction via L. J. Road.

Alternate routes for South bound traffic- For Vehicles from Western Express Highway proceeding towards South Mumbai:

• Take a left from Balanagar Junction and proceed towards Dharavi T Junction towards Sion Railway station or through 60 feet Road, Dharavi, Khumrawada right turn at Sion hospital and proceed towards Dr. B A Road. You could also use Bandra-Worli Sea Link via Bandra to proceed towards South Mumbai.
• North bound traffic- Vehicle traffic from Colaba or CSMT through North-bound: Alternate route:
• Motorists Shall proceed through P D'mello Road, Barrister Nath Pai Road, Zakaria Bunder Road, R.A.K. Road, Right turn under Matunga Arora Bridge then shall proceed along Sion Hospital or shall use Worli-Bandra Sea Link towards north Mumbai, read the advisory.
• Alternate route for North-bound vehicular traffic coming from Mahalaxmi Railway Station via Dr. E. Moses Road:
• Commuters should take a right turn at Rakhangi Chowk and proceed towards the Senapati Bapat Road.
• Alternate route for Eastern express highway towards South Mumbai- Vehicles coming from Eastern express highway towards South Mumbai.
• Motorists should use the Wadala Bridge Barakat Ali Naka BPT colony and then proceed through Eastern freeway for their further journey.

No parking here:

• Ranade Road
• S Veer Savarkar Road
• Dnyaneshwar Mandir Road
• Keluskar Road (South) and (North)

Alternate parking:

• India Bull Finance Center, Elphinstone, Mumbai (PPL).
• Kohinoor Square, Kohinoor Mill Compound, Shivaji Park, Dadar (PPL)
• Five Garden RAK 4 Road.
• Senapati Bapat Road, Mahim and Dadar
• Kamgar Stadium (Senapati Bapat Road)
• India Bulls Center, Jupiter Mill Compound