Guwahati: The city police have issued a traffic advisory for the roadshow of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, scheduled for Monday (April 29) in Guwahati.
The advisory aims to take into consideration the safety of all road users, particularly vulnerable groups such as children, students, women, senior citizens, and differently-abled individuals.
Here are all the details you should note if you are a resident of Guwahati.
“To ensure the safety of the common public, especially vulnerable road users like children, students, women, senior citizens and differently-abled persons on the road and to ensure free passage for emergency vehicles like Ambulances, Fire tenders, etc., the following restrictions on the movement of vehicular traffic shall be imposed on April 29, 2024, in view of the visit of the Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister to Guwahati,” the traffic advisory said.
Plying of all commercial goods carrying vehicles shall be restricted on NH-17 falling under Guwahati City (VIP Flyover to Jalukbari Rotary), DG Road (Jalukbari Rotary to Machkhowa), MG Road (Machkhowa to Bharalu Bridge), RKC Road (Bharalu Railway Gate No. 9 to Fatasil Chariali), AK Dev Road (Fatasil Chariali to Garchuk Chariali), FA Road (Ambari Tiniali to Cycle Factory Tiniali), AK Azad Road (Lokhra to Aarya Nagar Flyover) and B.K Kakati Road (Ulubari to Aarya Nagar Flyover) from 12 PM to 9 PM on 29 April 2024.
Plying of slow-moving vehicles and carts shall be restricted on DG Road (Jalukbari Rotary to Machkhowa), MG Road (Machkhowa to Bharalu Bridge), RKC Road (Bharalu Railway Gate No. 9 to Fatasil Chariali), AK Dev Road (Fatasil Chariali to Garchuk Chariali), FA Road (Ambari Tiniali to Cycle Factory Tiniali), AK Azad Road (Lokhra to Aarya Nagar Flyover) and B.K Kakati Road (Ulubari to Aarya Nagar Flyover) from 12 PM to 9 PM on April 29, 2024.
On April 29, 2024, from 1 PM onwards, all ASTC and Private City buses are to be regulated from LGBI Airport towards Machkhowa via NH-17, DG Road (Jalukbari Rotary to Machkhowa), MG Road (Machkhowa to Bharalu Bridge), A.K Dev (Fatasil Chariali to Garchuk Chariali) and AK Azad Road (Lokhra to Aarya Nagar Flyover).
In the stretch from Birubari Tiniali, near Aarya Nagar Flyover, to Lalganesh Tiniali at AK Azad Road, vehicular traffic in this stretch will not be allowed to ply from 2 PM onwards.
This restriction will not hamper in any way the movement of emergency vehicles like Fire Tenders, Ambulances, life-saving Saving Drugs, Vehicles carrying Oxygen Cylinders school buses, etc.