Bengaluru: The traffic police have imposed restrictions on parking and vehicular movement in and around Shivajinagar in view of the annual feast of St Mary on Thursday.
Movement of vehicles is restricted from 2 pm onwards on Meenakshi Koil Street from Jyothi Café Circle towards Russel Market and vice versa; on Broadway Road from its junction with the Cockburn Road towards Russel Market and vice-versa; on Dharmaraja Koil Street from its junction with the Old Poor House Road towards Russel Market and Taj hotel Circle; from BRV junction on Cubbon Road towards Shivajinagar bus stand; from South to North, including BMTC buses; from Balekundri Circle towards Shivajinagar bus stand; from West to East, including BMTC buses.
Parking has been prohibited in and around Russel Market on Broadway Road, Meenakshi Koil Street, Central Street, Shivaji Road, Cunningham Road – between Balekundry and Chandrika Hotel junction, Union Street, Infantry Road, Cubbon Road, Hospital Road, Lady Curzon Road, VSN Road, Plain Street, MG Road and Brigade Road.
Parking LOT has been provided at Kamaraj Road, opposite Army School, Main Guard cross road opposite Safina Plaza, inside Cubbon Park on King’s Road, Jasma Bhavan Road, RBANMS Grounds (Gangadhar Chetty Road) and Muslim Orphanage on Dickenson Road (next to the college).
Temporary bus stops for BMTC buses have been provided at four places. Buses moving towards Ulsoor, Old Madras Road, KR Puram, Marathahalli, Varthur, Whitefield, Neelasandra and Viveknagar will stop on Cubbon Road from CTO to BRV Junction (towards north side of the road). Buses towards Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Srinagar, Shanthinagar, KH Road, Hosur Road, Koramangala and Bannerghatta will stop on Cubbon Road between BRV and CTO Junction. Buses towards Majestic, Vijayanagar, KR Market, Malleswaram, Rajajinagar and Mysore Road will stop on King’s Road near Queen’s Circle.
BMTC buses plying towards JC Nagar, RT Nagar, Yeshwantpur, Peenya, Mehkri Circle, Hebbal, Yelahanka, Jalahalli and Banaswadi will stop on Queen’s Road near Balekundri Circle. The restrictions will be in force between 12 noon and 10 pm on Thursday.
