Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru on Sunday to flag off trains, the Yellow Line of Namma Metro and lay foundation for Metro Phase III, is expected to cause some traffic disruptions in the city.
However, the Prime Minister will fly in a helicopter between HAL Airport and Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna City Railway Station and from Electronics City to HAL Airport and travel by Namma Metro from R.V. Road Metro Station to Electronics City Metro Station, minimising his travel by road.
A senior traffic police official said that since the programme is being held on a Sunday, traffic will anyway be thin and the inconvenience the commuters will face be minimal.
Traffic restrictions
Bengaluru Traffic Police have issued an advisory imposing traffic restrictions on a few major roads on Sunday between 8.30 a.m. and 2:30 pm. People have been advised to avoid Marenahalli Main Road, Silk Board to Hosur via the Electronic City Elevated Flyover. BTP has said traffic congestion is expected on Hosur Road and NICE Road towards Electronics City. They have also advised commuters to avoid the stretch from Hosur to Bengaluru city, which is expected to hit interstate traffic.
