Mumbai Traffic Police will impose vehicle restrictions around Siddhivinayak Temple on September 29 for Angarki Sankashti Chaturthi, while separate overnight diversions will operate near LohaPalawa Junction in Kalyan until September 22 for the installation of flyover girders.
The Siddhivinayak restrictions will remain in force from 6 am to midnight and may be extended if required, according to a press note issued by Dr Dipali Dhate, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters and Central Traffic. The arrangements have been made in anticipation of a large gathering of devotees at the temple.
The affected roads include Swatantryaveer Savarkar Road, SK Bole Road, Gokhale Road South and North, Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg, Sayani Road and Appasaheb Marathe Marg. Police have advised motorists to account for closures and restricted turns while travelling through the area.
No entry will be allowed for vehicles on SK Bole Road from Gokhale Road, and on Datta Raul Road and NM Kale Road from Gokhale Road. A separate no-entry restriction will apply on SK Bole Road from Agar Bazaar Junction.
The stretch of SVS Road from Siddhivinayak Temple Junction towards SK Bole Road, Agar Bazaar and Portuguese Church will remain closed. The right turn from Leningrad Chowk on Sayani Road towards Shankar Ghanekar Marg and the left turn from Ravindranath Natya Mandir will also be closed. Local residents living in and around the temple will be allowed to reach their destinations as required.
In the Thane region, traffic restrictions near LohaPalawa Junction in Kalyan will be implemented during three overnight work windows to support the construction of a new flyover. The restrictions will operate from 11.30 pm to 5 am between September 19 and 20, September 20 and 21, and September 21 and 22.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation is carrying out the flyover work on the route from LohaPalawa Junction via Kartai and Desai Khadi towards Kalyan-Shilphata. The overnight closures are required for installing four cement girders using a crane, according to the Thane Traffic Police notification.
Light vehicles travelling from Kalyan towards Mumbra and Kalyan Phata will face an entry closure at LohaPalawa Junction, opposite Navratna Sweet Corner. These vehicles will be diverted to the opposite carriageway, continue up to the Kasa Rio cut, and then take a left turn towards their destinations.
One-way traffic will be maintained on the single carriageway between LohaPalawa Junction, Experia Mall and the Kasa Rio cut during the work. Heavy and overdimensional vehicles travelling towards Mumbra and Kalyan Phata will face a separate closure at Kartai Chowk, also known as Badlapur Chowk. They will be diverted through Kartai Chowk, Khoni Naka and Taloja MIDC Road.
Police, fire brigade, ambulance and other essential service vehicles have been exempted from the Kalyan restrictions. The traffic arrangements are scheduled to remain in place until 5 am on September 22, while the Siddhivinayak Temple restrictions are scheduled for September 29 from 6 am to midnight.
