Mumbai: Traffic police issues diversions, ahead of PM Modi's Mumbai visit

The Mumbai Traffic Police informed today through Twitter that traffic will be affected in parts of the city due to a scheduled public function on February 10.

Due to a planned public function on 10.02.23, traffic around Colaba, Regal Jn & P Dmello road to CSMT from 2pm to 4pm & traffic from Domestic Airport to Marol via elevated road from 4pm-6pm will be slightly affected/altered.

All are requested to plan their commutes accordingly.

— Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) February 9, 2023

The traffic police, in a tweet today, said that the traffic around Colaba, Regal Junction, and P Dmello Road to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) will be slightly affected from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. Furthermore, traffic from the domestic airport to Marol via the elevated road will be slightly altered from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

The diversions are likely due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mumbai.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flag off two Vande Bharat trains at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) at 2.45 p.m. on February 10. He will be arriving from Lucknow and straight from the airport he will head towards CSMT.

He will also dedicate two road projects to the nation - the Santacruz Chembur Link Road and Kurar underpass project. Thereafter, at around 4:30 PM, he will inaugurate the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah being run by the Dawoodi Bohra community in Mumbai.