Bengaluru: Curbs for safe New Year revelry

BENGALURU: The Bengaluru City Traffic Police will restrict and regulate vehicular movement and parking facilities on M.G. Road, Brigade Road, Church Street, St. Marks Road, Rest House Road and Residency Road from 8 pm on Saturday to 1 am on Sunday.

No entry
There will be no entry for vehicles, except police vehicles and vehicles providing essential services on duty, from any on the following roads.
M.G. Road: From Anil Kumble junction up to Residency Road junction, near Mayo Hall.
Brigade Road: From Cauvery Emporium junction to the Opera Junction.
Church Street: From Brigade Road intersection to Museum road intersection.
Museum Road: From its M.G. Road intersection to Old Madras Bank road intersection.
Rest House Road: From its Museum Road intersection to Brigade Road intersection.
Kamaraj Road: From Cauvery Emporium junction to Cubbon road junction and Cubbon road junction to Arts and Crafts Emporium.
Residency Cross Road: From Residency Road to M.G. Road (Shankarnag Theatre junction).
Movement of vehicles on  flyovers will be stopped from 9 pm on Saturday till  6 am on Sund_ay, so as to avoid accidents, crashes, etc.

Parking restrictions
Parking will be prohibited from 4 pm on Saturday till 3 am on Sunday on the following roads.
M.G. Road: From Anil Kumble junction to Trinity Circle.
Brigade Road: From Arts and Crafts junction to Opera Junction.
Church Street: From its intersection with Brigade road to St. Marks Road.
Rest House Road: From its intersection with Brigade Road to Museum Road.
Museum Road: From its intersection with M.G. Road to Old Madras Bank Road.
Vehicles parked on M.G. Road, Brigade Road, Rest House road, Church Street, Residency road and St. Marks Road will have to be removed by the owners or drivers by 4 pm on Saturday. Otherwise police will tow away those vehicles and penalize owners.

Traffic diversion
After 8 pm on Saturday vehicles coming from the direction of Queen’s statue junction on M.G. Road and proceeding towards Halasuru and beyond will turn left at Anil Kumble Circle, at B.R.V. Junction. Turn right into Cubbon Road and proceed on Cubbon Road and join M.G. Road near Webb’s junction. Vehicles coming from Trinity Circle on M.G. Road should take right turn at Webbs junction and turn left at Manipal centre into Cubbon Road and proceed further.

Vehicle proceeding in the direction of Cantonment areas, from Halasuru will turn right near Trinity Circle and enter Halasuru road, turn left on Dickenson Road and proceed towards Cubbon Road.

Parking lots
Vehicle parking is allowed on both sides of Kamaraja road from Kamaraja road junction to Commercial Street junction. Motorists can park their vehicles at the first floor BMTC shopping complex, Shivajinagar bus stand area.

Curbs for pedestrians
On Brigade road pedestrians can proceed from M.G. Road junction to Opera junction and walking in the opposite direction is prohibited. If they want to come to M.G. Road they can do so by proceeding via Residency Road cross near Shanakarnag theatre cross.

Appeal by police
The police have urged that those driving cars or two-wheelers should abstain from alcohol, help ferry their friends safely and also ensure the safety of other road users, to ensure safe and accident-free  celebration.

Police helpline
Road users and motorcyclists who cause inconvenience to the public by indulging in rash and negligent driving or drag racing will be dealt with sternly. People are requested to contact  1095 or 100 in case they come across any such situations or if they are in trouble. Due to parking restriction in and around Brigade Road and M.G. Road, the public should avail public transport services such as BMTC and Metro rail.