CHENNAI: In view of rehearsals for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, scheduled for January 19, 21, and 23 at Kamarajar Salai, traffic diversions will be in place for four days, including Republic Day, stated the Greater Chennai Traffic Police.
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 rehearsal is over (tentatively 9.30 am).
Commercial vehicles coming from Adyar, intending to proceed towards Parrys Corner via Kamarajar Salai, will be diverted at Greenways Point towards RK Mutt Road, Thiruvengadam Street, Devanathan Street, St Mary's Road, Venkatesa Agraharam Road, Dr Ranga Road, East Abiramapuram 1st Road, Ramachandra Rao Road, Luz Avenue-Amrutanjan Jn, PS Sivasamy Salai, Nilgiris Point, Music Academy, TTK Road, Gowdia Mutt Road, Royapettah High Road, GRH Junction, Tower Clock, GP Road, AnnaSalai to reach Broadway.
Other vehicles, including MTC buses from Adyar, proceeding towards Parry Corner on Kamarajar Salai, will be diverted at Gandhi Statue. Those vehicles will be diverted towards RK Salai, Nilgiris Point, Music Academy, TTK Road, Gowdia Mutt Road, Royapettah High Road, GRH Jn, Tower Clock, GP Road, Anna Salai to reach Broadway.
All Vehicles coming from Mylapore and Dr Radhakrishnan Road at Royapettah I Point, MTC buses will be diverted left towards Nilgiris, Music Academy, TTK Road, Gowdia Mutt Road, GRH, Tower Clock to reach their destination. Other vehicles will take a left turn or a right turn to reach their destination.
No Vehicle will be allowed beyond Dr Natesan Road-Avvai Shanmugam Salai Junction, towards Kamarajar Salai. Those vehicles will be diverted towards Ice House Junction.
No Vehicle will be allowed beyond Dr Besant Road-Dr Kamarajar Salai
Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. Those vehicles will be diverted at the Ice House junction towards the TH road.
No Vehicles will be allowed beyond Bharathi Salai-Bells Road Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. Those vehicles will be diverted towards Bells Road. No Vehicles will be allowed beyond Wallajah Road-Bells Road Junction towards Kamarajar Salai. These vehicles will be diverted towards Bells Road.
Anna Square Bus Terminus will be temporarily shifted to Chintadripet Railway Station.
The vehicles plying from Parry's Corner intend to proceed towards Adyar, will be diverted at RBI Subway (North) towards Raja Annamalai Mandram.
Those vehicles 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 will take a left on Lloyds Road (VP Raman Road), Justice Jambulingam Street or take a left or right turn on RK Salai, to reach their destination.
No vehicles will be allowed on Flag Staff House Road, from Wallajah Point towards the War Memorial.