Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for Army Veterans Half Marathon
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory for the national capital due to the Army Veterans Half Marathon organized by the Indian Army tomorrow (December 10). Traffic will be affected on many roads in Delhi tomorrow.
The marathon, in which more than four thousand people will participate, will start from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at 6 am and reach India Gate and from there the runners will return back to the stadium. During this period, movement of people and traffic on some roads of South and New Delhi will be stopped and traffic will be diverted.
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Traffic will remain diverted on these routes
According to Delhi Traffic Police, the runners participating in the marathon will exit from Gate No. 10 of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium after the flag off and will proceed to Dayal Singh College, Lodhi Road, Safdarjung Madrasa, Aurobindo Marg, Tughlaq Road, Gol Methi. , C-Hexagon India Gate to Krishna Menon Marg, K Kamaraj Marg, Sunehri Masjid, Udyog Bhawan Roundabout, Motilal Nehru Marg, Vijay Chowk, Dutta Path, Rafi Marg, NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg, Janpath and Dutta Path. From there all the runners will run back towards Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on the same route by which they came.
If you are going to the station or airport, keep some buffer time with you because due to the marathon, there will be an impact on traffic from 5 am to 10 am. Traffic will also be diverted from many places. Especially at the time when the runners will be passing through the said roads, the traffic on those roads and other roads around them will be affected. In view of this, the traffic police has advised people to leave for their destination well in advance. Especially those who have to go to the airport or railway station via New Delhi have been advised to leave home early and avoid the marathon route. However, emergency vehicles will not be stopped and there will be cross traffic on the roads until the runners pass.
