TRAFFIC ADVISORY BY DELHI TRAFFIC POLICE FOR AIRTEL DELHI HALF MARATHON ON SUNDAY

TRAFFIC ADVISORY BY DELHI TRAFFIC POLICE FOR

AIRTEL DELHI HALF MARATHON SCHEDULED ON 29 NOVEMEBER,2011

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon is being organized on 29.11.2015 (Sunday). The assembly of the participants shall be at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.  All the runs shall be flagged off from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and will finish at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. There are 8 categories of runs:

ROUTE

Half Marathon

Start inside Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium complex –T/R Bhishma Pitamah Marg –  T/L Lodi Road, U-Turn from II Avenue Road – Go Straight on Lodhi Road – T/L Mathura Road – Go straight on Mathura Road – T/L Subramania Bharti Marg –T/R  Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg – Go inside India Gate Hexagon – T/L towards India Gate –Go straight towards Rajpath – T/R Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg – -T/L on Red Cross Road – T/R towards Parliament Street – Go straight on Sansad Marg – Take U turn after crossing Jantar Mantar – Move straight on Parliament Street – Natural left turn towards Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg –  Go straight towards Rajpath – T/L on Rajpath – T/L on Janpath – Go towards R/A Windsor Palace (Hotel Le Meridian) – take U turn on Janpath near Hotal Le Meridian–Move straight towards Rajpath- T/L on Rajpath – Go straight towards India Gate Hexagon – Go from left hand side of India Gate towards R/A – Go around the R/A and T/L towards Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg – T/L Subramania Bharti Marg –T/R Mathura Road – Go from left hand side of Jungpura flyover towards Lodhi Road under the flyover – T/L Bhishma Pitamah Marg – T/L and enter  Jawaharlal  Nehru Stadium – finish outside the main stadium complex.

EDRP

Start from Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium- the participants will peel off from the race after covering the distance of 03 Kms, 05 Kms & 10 Kms on the above mentioned route.

Champions With Disability

Start inside Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium complex –T/R Bhishma Pitamah Marg –  T/L Lodi Road, U-Turn from II Avenue Road – move straight and turn right on Bhisham Pitamah Marg – T/L towards JLN stadium – T/R and finish at Gate No.2 of JLN Stadium.

Senior Citizens Run

Start inside Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium complex –T/R Bhishma Pitamah Marg –  T/L Lodi Road, U-Turn from II Avenue Road – move straight and turn right on Bhisham Pitamah Marg – T/L towards JLN stadium – T/R and finish at Gate No.2 of JLN Stadium.

Great Delhi Run

Start inside Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium complex – T/R on  Bhishma Pitamah Marg, – T/L – Lodhi Road – U turn from Second Avenue Road – Lodhi Road – U turn  before Jungpura flyover – Lodhi Road – Dayal Singh College -T/L -Bhishma Pitamah Marg  – T/L inside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium premises – finish outside the main SAI office.

ENTRY TO JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU STADIUM

Entry for all to the stadium is through Gate 14 & Gate No.8

All invitees, participants and spectators intending to go to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium shall reach before 5.30 am. Restrictions on general traffic shall be imposed after 6.00 am.

PARKING PLAN

There is parking available for the event for which different labels have been given by the organizers. All categories of invitees must follow the route for parking as per their categorization. Detail of labels of parking is as under-

However  Participants without car parking label can park their vehicles at service lane Lodhi Road  & service lane Jor Bagh Road.

RESTRICIONS ON ROADS

Motorists are advised for their own convenience to avoid the following roads:

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS

Traffic will not be permitted on route of the Delhi Half Marathon from until event is over.  Similarly traffic will also not be permitted towards the route from any internal/colonies roads.  However cross traffic may be permitted whenever there is a sufficient gap between the Runners / Athletes at any particular intersection.

EMERGENCY VEHICLES

All emergency vehicles including vehicles of Delhi Police, Ambulances, Fire Brigade and other Emergency Service Vehicles are allowed to cross the route of marathon during emergent situations, when proceeding on emergency duties to save precious lives of people.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO PUBLIC

Adequate traffic arrangements have been made for diversion and regulation of traffic. General public and motorists are also advised to use public transport to avoid congestion on roads. General public and motorists are advised to plan their journeys keeping the Half Marathon in mind and advance their journeys so that delay can be taken into account. Motorists are advised to follow the directions of the traffic policemen posted on roads to avoid inconvenience. The diversion is likely to continue from 5.45 A.M. till completion of the event at about 11.30 AM.

(SHARAD AGARWAL)

ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

TRAFFIC: DELHI.

Source: Delhi Police (PR CELL)