Traffic diversions for Republic Day

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 23 

In view of the Republic Day parade, the Chandigarh Police have announced traffic diversions to be imposed from 7 am till the function concludes on January 26. 

A traffic police official said the road stretch from the Sector 16/17/22/23 roundabout to a small rotary near Gurdial Singh petrol pump, Sector 22-A, on Udyog Path, from the Sector 16/17 crossing to the Sector 16/17/22/23 roundabout on Jan Marg, and from the light point near Lyon’s Restaurant in Sector 17 till the Parade Ground would remain closed for vehicles from 7 am till the function at the venue gets over.

Parking of vehicles will not be allowed in front of shops in Sector 22-A from 7 am till the function gets over. 

Special invitees having car parking labels on their vehicles will be allowed entry from the Sector 16/17/22/23 roundabout on Udyog Path and they will have to park their vehicles in the parking area in front of the market of Sector 22-A.

The general public can park their vehicles in the parking area of Sector 22-B, near Blood Disease Hospital in Sector 23-B, on the rear side of Neelam Cinema, in the parking lot of the Football Stadium and in the Circus Ground in Sector 17.

All buses coming from Haryana, Punjab, HP and other places to the ISBT, Sector 17, Chandigarh, shall be diverted towards ISBT Chowk from Kisan Bhawan Chowk and Piccadilly Chowk via Himalayan Marg and shall enter the ISBT, Sector 17, from the small chowk near Gurdial Singh petrol pump.

“Motorists are advised to use alternative routes while the Republic Day function is in progress,” said the traffic police official.

Around Punjab Raj Bhawan

The road stretch from the Sector 5/6/7/8 roundabout to the T-point near the Golf Club and from the T-point near Punjab Raj Bhawan onwards towards the residence of the Adviser to the Administrator shall remain closed for the general public from 2 pm onwards on January 26 till the “At  Home” function at Punjab Raj Bhawan gets over. Members of the Chandigarh Golf Club are requested to use the road from the SGGS College side for going to the club.

Around Haryana Raj Bhawan

The road stretch from the Sukhna Lake T-point near the police post till Hira Singh Chowk shall remain closed for the general public from 3 pm onwards until the “At Home” function at Haryana Raj Bhawan gets over.