Commuting time in Hyderabad is set to spike on Friday as the city hosts three events of the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Minister with traffic officials imposing restrictions and diversions for vehicular movement.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to participate in a road show between Mirjalguda Crossroad and Malkajgiri Crossroad, a distance of 1.3 kilometres. Traffic will either be stopped or diverted on Friday from 4.40 and 7 p.m. at Begumpet, PNT Junction, Rasoolpura, Plaza, St. John’s Rotary, Sangeeth X Roads, Alugadda Bavi, Mettuguda, Railway Hospital, Mettuguda Rotary, Mirjalguda T Junction, Malkajgiri Arch, Lalapet, Tarnaka, Green Lands, Monappa Junction, Rajbhavan MMTS Junction and VV Statue.
A similar restriction of vehicular movement will be enforced in the central part of the city near L.B. Stadium for the Chief Minister’s Iftaar function. To ensure smooth flow, traffic coming from AR Petrol Pump Junction, Basheerbagh and Sujatha School Lane will be diverted towards Nampally Station Road between 4 and 8 p.m. In effect, the traffic restrictions will stretch from the central part of Hyderabad till the eastern periphery.
