CHENNAI: On account of the Republic Day celebrations to be held on January 26, rehearsals are to be held on January 19, 21 and 23 at Kamarajar Salai and traffic diversions will be in place for four days including Republic Day, Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) said.
Accordingly, the stretch of Kamarajar Salai from Gandhi Statue to War Memorial will be closed for all vehicular traffic from 6 am onwards till the function/
rehearsal is over. (tentaively 9.30 am).
Commercial vehicles coming from Adyar intending to proceed towards Parrys Corner via Kamarajar Salai will be diverted at Greenways Point towards R.K. Mutt Road, Thiruvenkadam Street, Devanathan Street, St.Mary’s Road, R.K. Mutt Road, Venkatesa Agragaram Road, Dr.Ranga Road, East Abiramapuram 1st Road, Ramachandra Rao Road, Luz Avenue x Amirthanjan Jn, P.S.Sivasamy Salai, Nilgiris Point, Music Academy, TTK Road, Gowdia Mutt Road, Royapettah High Road, GRH, Tower Clock, GP Road, Anna Salai to reach Broadway.
Other vehicles, including M.T.C. Buses coming from Adyar intend to proceed towards Parry Corner on Kamarajar Salai will be diverted at Gandhi Statue. Those vehicles will be diverted towards R.K.Salai, Nilgiris Point, Music Academy, TTK Road, Gowdia Mutt Road, Royapettah High Road, GRH, Tower Clock, GP Road, Anna Salai to reach Broadway.
All Vehicles coming from Mylapore and Dr.Radhakrishnan Road at Royapettah I Point, MTC buses compulsory left towards Nilgiris, Music Academy, TTK Road, Gowdia Mutt Road, GRH, Tower Clock to reach their destination. Other vehicles will take left turn (or) right turn to teach their destination.
No Vehicles will be allowed beyond Dr. Natesan Road x Avvai Shanmugam Salai Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. Those vehicles will be diverted towards Ice House Junction.
6. No Vehicles will be allowed beyond Dr. Besant Road x Dr. Kamarajar Salai Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. Those vehicles will be diverted at Ice House junction towards TH road.
No Vehicles will be allowed beyond Bharathi Salai x Bells Road Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. Those vehicles will be diverted towards Bells Road.
No Vehicles will be allowed beyond Wallajah Road x Bells Road Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. These vehicles will be diverted towards Bells Road.
Anna Square Bus Terminus will be temporarily shifted to Chinthtripet Railway Station.
The vehicles plying from Parry’s Corner intend to proceed towards Adyar will be diverted at R.B.I. Subway (North) towards Raja Annamalai Mandram.
Those vehicles will be diverted towards Muthusamy Point, Wallajah Point, Anna Salai, Anna Statue, General Patters Road, Royapettah Tower Clock, West Cott road, GRH, Royapettah High Road, Ajantha Jn take left Lloyds road (VP Raman Road), Justice Jambulingam Street take left (or) right turn R.K.Salai, to reach their destination.
No vehicles will be allowed to Flag Staff House Road (from Wallajah Point towards War Memorial)