Hyderabad: City police announced Hyderabad traffic restrictions for Monday, November 2, in connection with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) padayatra from BJR Statue to MJ Market. According to the traffic advisory, police will regulate or divert vehicles between 1 pm and 7 pm, depending on traffic conditions.
The restrictions will affect several major junctions, including Basheerbagh, Liberty, Abids, Nampally, MJ Market and surrounding roads. Police advised motorists to use alternative routes and avoid the affected junctions during the specified hours.
Hyderabad traffic restrictions: Major diversions announced
Vehicles travelling from AR Petrol Pump Junction towards BJR Statue will be diverted at AR Petrol Pump towards Nampally Railway Station and Ravindra Bharathi. Similarly, traffic approaching GPO Junction from Jambagh and Afzalgunj will be diverted at MJ Market towards Taj Island.
Vehicles travelling from Taj Island through Old ABC Lane, Yousuf & Company and Troop Bazar towards Bank Street will be diverted at MJ Market towards Afzalgunj. Traffic approaching BJR Statue from the Old Ambedkar Statue will be diverted at Liberty towards Himayatnagar.
Meanwhile, vehicles travelling from Himayatnagar towards BJR Statue will be redirected at Liberty towards the Old Ambedkar Statue near Tank Bund.
Traffic from Rajareddy Marg and Old MLA Quarters towards BJR Statue will be diverted at Basheerbagh Junction. These vehicles will proceed towards the Hyderabad Traffic Police Complex, formerly the Old Police Control Room.
Traffic diversions around Abids and Nampally
The Hyderabad traffic restrictions will also affect Chappel Road, King Koti, Abids and adjoining junctions. Vehicles travelling from AR Petrol Pump and Nampally towards Chappel Road, Sujatha School Junction and SBI Road will face diversions.
Police will redirect these vehicles at Chappel Road T Junction towards Nampally and AR Petrol Pump. Additionally, traffic from King Koti Junction towards Taj Mahal Hotel Junction in Abids will be diverted towards Basheerbagh and Boggulakunta.
Vehicles will not be permitted towards Bata T Junction. Instead, police will divert them towards King Koti and Mayuri Pan Shop at Boggulakunta Junction. Traffic towards Stanley College and Sujatha School will also face restrictions. Motorists will be redirected towards Nampally X Roads and AR Petrol Pump.
Furthermore, vehicles from MJ Market will not be allowed towards GPO or Nampally Station Road. Police will divert them at MJ Market towards Nampally. Traffic movement from GPO towards MJ Market will also remain restricted during the advisory period.
RTC and district bus services to face diversions
The Hyderabad traffic restrictions will extend to RTC buses operating through the affected routes. RTC buses travelling from Ravindra Bharathi towards BJR Statue will be diverted at AR Petrol Pump towards Nampally Railway Station.
Similarly, buses travelling from MJ Market towards GPO will be redirected towards Taj Island. Buses approaching Liberty from Upper Tank Bund through the Old Ambedkar Statue will face diversions at Old Ambedkar Statue Junction.
These buses will travel through Telugu Thalli Junction, Iqbal Minar and Ravindra Bharathi. Meanwhile, district buses arriving from various districts towards Ranigunj and Upper Tank Bund will be diverted at CTO Junction.
Police said these buses would proceed towards Rasoolpura in Begumpet. Hyderabad Traffic Police urged citizens to avoid the affected roads and junctions between 1 pm and 7 pm on Monday.
Motorists were advised to select alternative routes and cooperate with traffic personnel managing vehicle movement. In particular, police asked passengers travelling to Nampally Railway Station, Kachiguda Railway Station and the airport to start their journeys early.
Parents travelling to pick up their children were also advised to allow additional travel time. Police said the diversions would be implemented as required during the BJP padayatra.