Mumbai Metro: Underground railway station construction at Dadar, traffic diversions issued by police

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Mumbai Traffic Police on Tuesday issued traffic diversions and alternate routes in Dadar ahead of the constitution of an underground railway station in Dadar area of Mumbai.

In a traffic notification, the Mumbai Traffic Police said, whereas Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) is going to construct underground Dadar Metro Railway station, under Metro line 3, project -4 and due to that taffic between Lt. Anna Tipnis Chowk (Steelman Junction) to Gadkari Chowk will be affected. Hence necessary order for traffic arrangement is need to be issued.

It said, In order to prevent danger, obstruction and inconvenience to the public the traffic diversions were being issued by the Mumbai Traffic Police.

The notification was issued by Raj Tilak Roushan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (H.Q. & Central), Traffic, Mumbai.

The notification said, following traffic regulation order will come into effect from 00.01 hrs dated 29/03/2023 to 24.00 hrs dated 21/03/2024

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- North bound of Gokhale road between Gadkari Chowk to Lt Anna Tipnis Chowk (Steelman Junction) shall be closed for vehicular trafic while South Bound of the said road will remain open for vehicular traffic. However, both bound of the said road shall be declared as "No Parking" Zone for 24 hrs. On Ranade Road there shall be no entry to the vehicular traffic from Senapati Bapat statue towards Steelman Junction, that means the said road shall remain one way for vehicular traffic moving from Steelman junction towards Senapati bapat Statue.

- Vehicular traffic proceeding from Portugese church along north bound of Gokhale road shall take left turn from Lt. Anna Tipnis chowk (Steelman Junction) and shall proceed along Ranade Road, Dadasalheb Rege Road, Gadkri Junction and then towards their desire destination.

- Vehicular traffic moving towards Dadar T. T. Shall take right turn from Lt. Anna Tipinis Chowk (Steelman Junction) then along Ranade Road-Paneri Junction- left turn N.C. Kelkar road- Kotwal Garden then shall proceed towards Dadar T.T.