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In presumption of New Year’s eve connected Wednesday (December 31, 2025) night, crowds are expected astatine Marina Beach, Elliot’s Beach, and different fashionable areas, and the Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) person travel up with measures to guarantee accident-free celebrations, including the prevention of motorcycle racing and rash driving. Further, to debar congestion and parking difficulties, the pursuing diversions and parking arrangements person been projected and volition beryllium effected accordingly.
There volition beryllium postulation diversions connected and astir Kamarajar Salai arsenic good arsenic Elliot’s Beach. Foreshore Service Road volition beryllium closed for postulation from 7 p.m. connected Wednesday to 6 a.m. connected Thursday (January 1, 2025).
The parking of vehicles volition besides not beryllium allowed on Foreshore Service Road from 7 p.m., and each vehicles volition beryllium allowed to exit lone done Lighthouse Junction.
On Kamarajar Salai, the agelong betwixt War Memorial and Lighthouse volition beryllium closed for vehicular postulation from 8 p.m. connected Wednesday to 6 a.m. connected Thursday.
Vehicles coming from Adyar and heading for Kamarajar Salai volition beryllium diverted astatine Greenways Road and South Canal Road Junction towards Mandaveli, R.A. Puram 2nd Main Road, R.K Mutt Road, and Luz Mylapore.
Those coming from Dr. R.K. Salai and headed for Kamarajar Salai volition beryllium diverted astatine V.M. Street Junction towards R.K. Mutt Road, Luz Junction, Mandaveli, and South Canal Bank Road to scope Santhome High Road and Greenways Road.
Vehicles coming from Parry’s, headed for Kamarajar Salai, volition beryllium diverted astatine RBI subway (North) towards North Fort Wall Road, Muthusamy Road, Muthusamy Bridge, Wallajah Point, and Anna Salai to scope their destinations.
Vehicles volition not beryllium allowed towards Kamarajar Salai from Wallajah Point, Swami Sivananda Salai (near Doordarshan Kendra), Wallajah Salai (near Victoria Hostel Road), Bharathi Salai x Victoria Hostel Road Junction, Dr. Besant Road (near MRTS), Lloyds Road x Natesan Road, and from Natesan Road x Dr. R.K. Salai Junction.
The full loop roadworthy from South Canal Bank Road up to Lighthouse Junction volition beryllium closed for vehicular postulation arsenic per necessity. On Flag Staff Road, vehicles volition not beryllium allowed from Wallajah Point towards the War Memorial from 8 p.m. North-bound MTC buses from Greenways Point volition beryllium diverted astatine the R.K. Mutt U-turn towards Thiruvengadam Street, Devanathan Street, R.K. Mutt Road, Venkateswaraagraharam Street (Saibaba temple), and Nageshwara Park to scope their destination.
MTC buses travelling from northbound to southbound volition beryllium diverted astatine RBI North to scope Wallajah Point done Muthusamy Point, Anna Salai, Anna Rotary, Cathedral Road, V.M. Street Junction, Luz Junction, and Mandaveli Junction to scope South Canal Road and proceed to their destination.
All flyovers volition beryllium closed for postulation from 10 p.m. connected Wednesday till 6 a.m. connected Thursday.
Here are the parking arrangements astir Kamarajar Salai:
1. Swami Sivananda Salai (from Doordarshan Kendra towards Periyar statue – single-line parking)
2. Wallajah Road (near Tamil Nadu State impermanent location towards Anna Statue – single-line parking)
3. Island Ground
4. PWD Ground (Opposite Secretariat)
5. Press Club Road
6. PWD Office (police vehicles only)
7. Kalaivanar Arangam
8. Victoria Hostel
9. Bharathi Salai (from Victoria Hotel Road x Bharathi Salai junction – single-line parking)
10. Lloyds Road (near the bureau of the Commissioner of Differently-abled towards Natesan Road – single-line parking)
11. Queen Mary’s College campus
12. Lady Wellington School
13. NKT School
14. Dr. Besant Road (near MRTS towards Ice House – single-line parking )
15. Bharath Scout campus
16. South Canal Road (towards Mandaveli and Pattinapakkam)
Here are the postulation arrangements astatine Elliot’s Beach:
1. Vehicles volition not beryllium allowed towards 6th Avenue from 8 p.m. connected Wednesday to 6 a.m. connected Thursday
2. 6th Avenue volition beryllium blocked astatine 5th Avenue Junction, 4th Main Road Junction, 3rd Main Road Junction, 16th Cross Street Junction, and 7th Avenue MG Road Junction towards AnnaiVelankanni Church.
Parking arrangements adjacent Elliot’s Beach:
1. One broadside connected 4th Avenue, Besant Nagar – single-line parking
2. One broadside connected 3rd Main Road, Besant Nagar – single-line parking
3. One broadside connected 4th Main Road, Besant Nagar – single-line parking
4. One broadside connected 5th Avenue, Besant Nagar – single-line parking
5. One broadside connected 2nd Avenue, Besant Nagar – single-line parking
6. One broadside connected 3rd Avenue, Besant Nagar – single-line parking
7. Olcott school, Besant Nagar.
The GCTP said that it has been utilising the services of ANPR (Automated Number Plate Recognition) cameras and CCTV cameras, which automatically observe the violations nether Motor Vehicles Act and make challans. Further, GCTP volition intensify regularisation of driving nether the power of alcohol, speeding, rash and unsafe driving, triple riding, riding without wearing protective caput gear, and riding with a tampered silencer.
