With the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is scheduled to take place on June 4, Mumbai Traffic Police has announced a slew of traffic restrictions.
Counting of votes for three constituencies will take place at the Nesco Exhibition Centre in Goregaon East.
According to a tweet by the traffic police, private buses and heavy vehicles will be banned from entering the area between Jogeshwari (Shankarvadi) and Dahisar Check Naka from 6 am to 7 pm on June 4. This is to reduce traffic congestion and to facilitate the movement of election-related vehicles and personnel.
In view of the vote counting Centre at Nesco Exhibition Centre, to ensure smooth vehicular traffic, private buses & heavy vehicle entry are banned on 4th June 2024 from Shankarvadi to Dahisar Check Naka from 6 am to 7 pm.#MTPTrafficUpdates pic.twitter.com/yJzALC8UGe
June 2, 2024Detailed Traffic Restrictions
Restricted Areas: The Western Express Highway's northbound service road from Jaycoach Junction to Nesco Gap Junction will be closed to all vehicles, except those involved in the vote counting process.
Restriction Timings: These restrictions will be in place from 5 am to 6 pm on June 4.
Alternate Routes:
Vehicles heading towards Nesco Gap via Jaycoach Junction Western Expressway, North Bound Service Road, should take a left turn at Nesco Gap via Jaycoach Junction Slip Road.
Traffic coming from Mrinaltai Gore Junction to Jaycoach Junction should take a right turn at Mrinaltai Gore Junction and a U-turn above Mrinaltai Gore Bridge to South Bound to Mahananda Junction, then proceed to the slip road to Jaycoach Junction.
Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) for East and Western Suburban Mumbai, Raju Bhujbal, said the measures were in place to maintain smooth traffic and ensure public safety during vote counting.
AdvertisementResidents and commuters have bee advised to plan their travel accordingly and follow the traffic advisory. Additional traffic police personnel will be deployed to manage the situation and assist motorists in the restricted zones.
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