Avoid roads around Palace Grounds this Sunday

Use Outer Ring Road, avoid Bellary Road till Hebbal Flyover on November 17. Traffic is going to be congested around Palace Grounds.

If you are travelling to Bangalore International Airport on November 17, 2013, you will have to avoid the usual airport road from Chalukya Cirlce till Mekhri Circle. Be prepared in advance, with extra time for the commute and proper knowledge of the alternative routes.

In view of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangalore and public meeting at Palace Ground on November 17, 2013, Bangalore Traffic Police has announced the following traffic changes from 6 am to 10 pm.

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Click on the slideshow to visualise the arrangements.

I. General vehicles diversion

1. Vehicles moving from Bangalore City towards International Airport

Basaveshwara Circle (Chalukya Circle) – Old High Ground Police Station – Junction Left Turn – Windsor Manor Junction – Cauvery theatre Junction Left Turn – Bhashyam Circle Right Turn- Jeevaraj Alva road -Sadashivanagar Police Station Junction “U” Turn – C V Raman road – Mekhri Circle Left Turn – Bellary road (Airport Road).

2. Vehicles moving from Bangalore City towards International Airport

M.G.Road – Kamaraja road -Thomas Café – Wheelers road- I T C Bridge – Maruthisevanagar (M S Nagar) – I O C Bridge – Banasawadi Main Road Left Turn – Bangalore Outer Ring road – Hennur Ring road Junction-Nagavara Junction Right Turn – Thanisandra Main Road – Hegde Nagar – Kattigenhalli Left Turn – Bagalur Cross Right Turn – International Airport Road.

3. Vehicles moving fromInternational Airport to East and South-East side of Bangalore City

International Airport – Hebbal Flyover Left Turn – Nagavara Junction – Tannery road – Hennur Ring road  Junction – Kalyananagar – Ramamurthy Nagar – on to K R Puram

4. Vehicles moving fromInternational Airport to West, South and North part of Bangalore City

International Airport – Hebbal Flyover down ramp Right Turn – Kuvempu Circle (BEL Circle) Left Turn – New BEL Road – Sadashiva Nagar Police Station Junction Right Turn – BHEL Circle (C N R Rao Circle) Left Turn-Circle Maramma Circle Right Turn – Margosa road – K C General Hospital Junction Left Turn – Githanjali Theatre Right Turn – Link RoadRight Turn – Swasthik Circle – Ananda Rao Circle – Majestic.

II.  Route for the vehicles coming to Palace Grounds

1. Vehicles coming to the Palace Grounds from Mysore road.

Mysore road – Nayandanahallileft turn – Summanahalli – via Dr. Rajkumar Samadhi – Tumkur road right turn –Goraguntapalya junction – left turn – towards BEL on to Outer ring road –Hebbal flyover.

2.  Vehicles  coming to the Palace Grounds from Tumkur road.

Tumkur Road – right turn – Goraguntapalya junction – left turn – towards BEL on to Outer ring road – Hebbal flyover.

3.  Vehicles coming to the Palace Grounds from Kanakapura Road.

Kanakapuraroad – Ring Road junction – left turn – Kadirenahalli – Padmanabhanagar Junction – PES College junction – Nayandanahalli – Summanahalli – via Dr. Rajkumar Samadhi – Tumkur Road right turn – Goraguntapalya junction – left turn– towards BEL on to Outer ring road – Hebbal flyover.

4.  Vehicles coming to the Palace Grounds from Bannerghatta  Road.

Bannerghatta Road –  left turn – Puttenahalli underpass – Kanakapura road – Ring road junction – left turn – Kadirenahalli –Padmanabhanagar Junction – PES College junction – Nayandanahalli – Summanahalli– via Dr. Rajkumar samadi – Tumkur road right turn – Goraguntapalya junction –left turn – towards BEL on to Outer ring road – Hebbal flyover. 
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Bannerghatta Road – Jayadeva flyover – right turn – Silk Board junction – Marathalli – Hennur junction – Nagavara – Hebbal flyover.

5. Vehicles coming to the Palace Grounds from Hosur  Road.

Hosur Road – Silk Board junction – Marathalli – Hennur junction – Nagavara – Hebbal flyover.

6. Vehicles  coming to the Palace Grounds from Old Madras Road.

Old Madras Road – K R Puram hanging bridge – Hennur Junction – Nagavara Junction – Hebbal flyover.

7. Vehicles coming to the Palace Grounds from Bellary Road.

Bellary Road – Devanahalli – Chikkajala – Hunasemaranahalli – Kogilu Junction – Kodigehalli gate – Hebbal flyover – Mekhri circle. 

8. Vehicles coming to the Palace Grounds from Doddaballapur Road.

Doddaballapur Road – Major Unni Krishnan Road Junction – Yelahanka Police Station junction – right turn – Yelahanka bypass junction – Bellary road – Hebbal flyover.

III. HTVs diversion

1. HTVs coming fromChikkaballapur side and going towards Tumkur road

Bellary road – Doddaballapur road junction near Devanahalli – right turn towards Doddaballapur road – Doddaballapur –Doddabelavangala – Dabaspet – on to Tumkur road.

2. HTVs coming from Tunkur road- going towards Bellary road and Chikkaballapur side.

Tumkur Road – Dabaspet left turn – Doddabelavangala – Doddaballapur – Devanahalli Junction – Bellary Road.

3.  HTVs coming from Chikkaballapur-  going towards Old Madras Road.

Bellary Road – Left turn at Devanahalli –Budigere cross – NH-207 – on to OM Road.

4. HTVs coming from Tumkur road- going towards Mysore.

Tumkur road – take diversion at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre at Maadavara and on to NICE road towardsMysore.

5. HTVs coming from Hosur road -going towards Tumkur.

Hosur Road – take left turn to NICE road near Electronic City and on to Tumkur road.

6. HTVs coming from Kogilu crossand Doddaballapur road.

Doddaballapur Road – Major Unnikrishnan road– New town Yelahanka – Vidyaranyapura main road – on to Tumkur road.

IV. Parking at Palace Grounds

1. Parking facility has been arranged for the buses coming for the function at Mango Mandi, Sharukh Khan ground and Circus ground (Buses coming for the function from Hebbal Outer Ring Road – Hebbal flyover – Bellary road – Mekhri Circle – up ramp left turn – Jayamahal Road onto parking ground)

2. Parking facility has been arranged for the Cars and two-wheelers coming for the function at main Palace Ground (Mekhri Circle – Ramanamaharshi Road and on to Palace main gate).

3. Parking facility has been arranged for Tempo Travelers, Trax at Veterinary University (Route – Hebbal flyover – U-turn at Sanjaynagar – Bellary road – on to Veternary University Campas Hockey and Football ground).

V.  Parking around Palace Ground

1. Parking facility has been arranged for BMTC /KSRTC buses at BMTC Depot-28 near Hebbal Flyover.

2. Two-wheeler Parking facility has been made on Railway Parallel Road in between Chowdaiah road near BDA junction upto Seshadripuram Railway Under Bridge.

3. For four-wheelers, parking facility has been made at Vasanthanagar Play ground opposite Kodava Samaj.

V. No-parking restrictions

1.On Bellary road from Hebbal Police Station junction upto HQTC junction on both sides.

2. On Veterinary University enroute to Hockey and Football ground. 

3. On Ramana Maharshi Road from Mekhri Circleupto Cauvery Junction.

4. On Chowdaiah Road from Rajbhavan upto Cauvery Junction.

5. On Sir C V Raman road from Mekhri Circle upto IISc junction.

6. On Jayamahal main road from Mekhri Circle upto Cantonment Railway Station.

7. On Nandidurga road from J C Nagar Police Station to Idgah Maidan junction.

8. On Palace road from Basaveshwara Circle uptoPalace main gate, Vasanthnagar.

9. On Palace Cross Road from Vasanathanagar Palace main gate upto BDA junction.

10. On Vasanthanagar main road from Palace road junction upto Cantonment Railway Station.

It is advised to avoid roads around Palace Ground i.e Ramana Maharshi Road, J C Nagar Main Road, Nandidurga Road, Palace Road, Palace Cross Road, Sheshadripuram Main Road, K K Road, Chowdaiah Road, Bellary Road, Sir C V Raman road, Kodava Samaja Road.

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