Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police announced restrictions and diversions of vehicles in view of the New Year celebrations on the intervening night December 31 and January 1.
All roads around the Hussainsagar, all flyovers in the city except the Begumpet flyover will be closed for traffic on the night of December 31, police said.
"Vehicular traffic will not be allowed on NTR Marg, Necklace Road and Tank Bund from 10 pm to 2 am on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1 and the public is requested to take the alternative routes suggested by the police," Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand said.
As per the orders, traffic coming from V.V. Statue towards Necklace Road and NTR Marg will be diverted towards Khairatabad and Raj Bhavan Road .
Traffic from BRK Bhavan towards NTR Marg will be diverted at Telugu Talli Junction towards Iqbal Minar, Lakdikapul, Ayodhya.
Traffic from Liberty junction will not be allowed towards Tank Bund, vehiclists should take a left at Ambedkar statue, Telugu Talli, Iqbal Minar, Ravindra Bharathi and other alternative roads.
Traffic from Khairatabad market towards Necklace rotary will be diverted at Khairatabad (Bada Ganesh) towards Sensation Theatre, Rajdoot lane, Lakdikapul.
The Mint compound lane adjacent to Secretariat will be closed for general vehicular traffic. Traffic coming from Nallagutta railway bridge will not be allowed towards Sanjeevaiah Park and Necklace Road and will be diverted towards Karbala Maidan or Ministers Road.
Traffic from Secunderabad will be diverted at the Sailing Club towards Kavadiguda crossroads, Lower Tank Bund, Kattamaisamma temple, and Ashok Nagar, RTC crossroads.
Police said buses, lorries and heavy vehicles will not be allowed in Hyderabad limits till 2 am of January 1.
The traffic police said it will undertake extensive checks to curb drunk driving, rash and negligent driving, over speeding and triple riding on two wheelers and among traffic violations in the interest of public order and safety. People are requested to kindly follow traffic safety rules for their own safety and cooperate with the police personnel on duty, concluded the official.
Restrictions in Hyderabad
Traffic will not be allowed on NTR Marg, Necklace Road and Tank Bund from 10 pm on December 31 to 2 am on January 1
Traffic restrictions placed on roads leading to Hussainsagar.
All flyovers in Hyderabad except the Begumpet flyover will be closed for traffic on Friday night.
Buses, lorries and heavy vehicles will not be allowed inside Hyderabad limits till 2 am of January 1
