Andheri’s Veera Desai Road to be closed for regular vehicles from Jan 14 to 16

In view of the BMC Election 2026 the Mumbai Traffic Police on Tuesday announced temporary traffic restrictions on Veera Desai Road The diversions have been made to ensure the smooth conduct of the election process and maintain public safetyAccording to an official statement issued by Mumbai Traffic Police Western Suburbs the movement of vehicles other than those engaged in electionrelated duties will be temporarily prohibited on both carriageways of Veera Desai Road from JP Road Junction to Mogra Nala near JP Road Azad Nagar and close to the Metro Station in Andheri WestThe affected stretch falls under ward No 59 to ward No 71 within the jurisdiction of the Oshiwara Traffic DivisionIn view of mybmc elections in order to reduce inconvenience for commuters following traffic arrangements will be in place in Oshiwara Traffic division from 700 hrs on 14th January to 2400 hrs on 16th JanuaryCitizens are requested to plan commute accordingly httpstcoA0f3nbg17p pictwittercomosuBPCg2P4mdash Mumbai Traffic Police MTPHereToHelp January 5 2026In a post on X Mumbai Traffic Police wrote ldquoThe restrictions will be in force from 700 am on January 14 2026 till 1000 pm on January 16 During this period entry of all nonelection duty vehicles on Veera Desai Roadmdashboth from JP Road Junction to Mogra Nala and vice versamdashwill remain strictly prohibitedrdquoAlternate route for Mumbai motoristsTo facilitate smooth traffic movement across the city during BMC Election 2026 the police have announced alternate routesVehicles approaching via the southbound carriageway of Veera Desai Road will be diverted to take a right or left turn at Courtyard Junction and proceed via Chitrakut Junction and New Link Road Vehicles coming from the westbound carriageway of JP Road will be asked to take a right turn and continue via New Link RoadThe Mumbai Traffic Police while issuing the advisory also urged the commuters and residents to cooperate by following the temporary restrictions and using alternate routesThe police stressed that the measures are essential to ensure public safety and uninterrupted electionrelated operationsFlyover construction forces temporary closure of the CD Barfiwala RoadThe Mumbai Traffic Police on Tuesday also announced a temporary closure of the northbound carriageway on CD Barfiwala Road between Tipu Sultan Junction and Gulmohar Junction Mumbai Traffic Police said that the closure has been carried out due to the ongoing flyover construction workAccording to an official release issued by the office of the deputy commissioner of police traffic western suburbs the work of installing flyover pillars is currently underway under the jurisdiction of the DN Nagar Traffic DivisionGet all BMC Election 2026 updates here Your ward info here