Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to Bengaluru on Sunday, and the city's police departments issued a thorough traffic advisory and special movement restrictions across key roads around the city.
In response to the arrangements created to bolster security for the Prime Minister’s journey, multiple traffic restrictions and parking bans have been imposed in several sites, especially within proximity of the HAL Traffic Police Station.
The advisory by the city police indicated that vehicular movement will be strictly restricted on either end of the HAL Airport Exit Road (from the junction of Old Airport Road to the DGCA office). The restriction has been implemented in line with VIP movement rules and security measures during the Prime Minister's convoy transit, authorities said.
Traffic restrictions are also imposed along the HAL Airport Gate-30 Road. The road between Umbrella Junction and Gate-30 will continue to be temporarily closed for vehicle movements on either side during the planned movement period.
Police not only announced restrictions on the HAL region, but they also have put limits on the NICE Road corridor. Cars will be limited for some parts of NICE Road between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on Sunday, officials said, to prevent congestion and facilitate uninterrupted traffic control during the high-security tour.
The Bengaluru Traffic Police has also called on commuters to collaborate with officials and use alternative roads to escape delays, traffic snarls and disruptions. Motorists will be reminded to avoid unnecessary journeys around HAL Airport, Old Airport Road and nearby during the restriction period. Authorities also unveiled parking restrictions in some sensitive areas that link to the Prime Minister’s road movement. Parking limits announced. Vehicle parking is prohibited under the following:
- Old Airport Road: From SD Road Junction to Trinity Junction.
- HAL Airport Gate-30 Road – From Umbrella Junction to Gate-30.
- HAL Airport Exit Road: Old Airport Road to DGCA Office.
Vehicles parked in restricted areas, police officials said, could be towed as part of security-enforcement efforts. The Prime Minister’s visit has prompted security forces to deploy throughout Bengaluru, with the senior officers of the police monitoring arrangements during the visit.
Key routes and priority locations are equipped with further traffic patrol personnel, security teams, and surveillance installations. Commuters lining up to Whitefield, Indiranagar, Domlur, MG Road, and Central Bengaluru are projected to encounter delays as drivers divert and brief-term restrictions are imposed on their travel. Traffic in the Tech Corridor may, too, be congested at rush hours.
The authorities have encouraged the public to check their maps through official Bengaluru Traffic Police advisories and use navigation apps for real-time traffic information and alternatives to the established route. Senior politicians, government officials, and party workers will likely attend their visit.
Security management will have to be of the highest importance of all for city officials. Bengaluru is already busy with heavy traffic over weekends, so police are targeting mass inconvenience while ensuring strict security precautions for the Prime Minister’s public journey across the city.
