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Hyderabad announces traffic diversions for marathon on August 30
<p>HYDERABAD: Traffic diversions will be implemented on several roads in Hyderabad and Cyberabad from 4.30am to 9.30am on August 30 in connection with the Hyderabad Runners Marathon, Hyderabad Traffic Police said. The marathon will start at People’s Plaza on Necklace Road and finish at G.M.C. Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli. The route will pass through Road [...]<content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p class="isSelectedEnd">HYDERABAD: Traffic diversions will be implemented on several roads in Hyderabad and Cyberabad from 4.30am to 9.30am on August 30 in connection with the Hyderabad Runners Marathon, Hyderabad Traffic Police said.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">The marathon will start at People's Plaza on Necklace Road and finish at G.M.C. Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli. The route will pass through Road No. 45 and Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge.</p> <h3>Diversions planned along marathon route</h3> <p class="isSelectedEnd">The marathon route will cover People's Plaza, Rotary, NTR Marg, Tank Bund, Children's Park, Sailing Club, Sonabi Mosque, Budha Bhavan, Sanjeevaiah Park, People's Plaza, Rotary, V.V. Statue, Khairatabad, Lok Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Punjagutta flyover, MJ College, SNT Junction, Sagar Society, KBR Park, Jubilee Hills Check Post, Road No. 45 and the Cable Bridge.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from Ministers Road and Ranigunj towards Necklace Road will be diverted at Nallagutta Junction towards Ranigunj and Ministers Road.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Vehicles coming from Punjagutta and Raj Bhavan towards Khairatabad flyover and Necklace Rotary will be diverted at V.V. Statue towards Shadan and Nirankari Bhavan to Ravindra Bharathi.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from Khairatabad flyover and Shadan heading towards Banjara Hills or Jubilee Hills will have to take an alternative route at K.C.P via Taj Krishna, Road Nos. 10 and 12, Cancer Hospital and Orissa Island towards Jubilee Hills.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from Iqbal Minar heading towards Upper Tank Bund will be diverted on the Telangana Thalli flyover at the starting point of the Telangana flyover.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Vehicles from Liberty towards Upper Tank Bund will be diverted at Ambedkar Statue towards Telangana Thalli, Iqbal Minar U-turn and Telugu Thalli flyover towards Lower Tank Bund and Katta Maisamma Temple.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from Karbala towards Upper Tank Bund will be diverted at Children's Park towards DBR and Kavadiguda.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from Musheerabad and Jabbar Complex towards Upper Tank Bund via Sailing Club will be diverted at Kavadiguda X Road towards DBR Mills and Lower Tank Bund.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from Telangana Thalli flyover towards Lower Tank Bund will not be allowed towards Upper Tank Bund. It will be diverted at DBR Mills towards Kavadiguda X Road and Jabbar Complex via Goshala.</p> <h3>Diversions will change as marathon progresses</h3> <p class="isSelectedEnd">When the marathon reaches Necklace Rotary, traffic from Begumpet towards Raj Bhavan, Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills will be diverted at Greenlands Junction towards D.K. Road and Ameerpet until the marathon crosses K.B.R. Park Junction.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Vehicles heading towards Banjara Hills will have to take D.K. Road, Ameerpet, Punjagutta, NFCL, Taj Krishna, Road Nos. 10 and 12 and then Banjara Hills.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Those heading towards Jubilee Hills will have to take D.K. Road, Ameerpet, Maithrivanam, Yousufguda, Venkatagiri and Jubilee Hills Check Post.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">When the marathon enters Punjagutta flyover, traffic from Punjagutta towards Road No. 2 and Banjara Hills will be diverted at NFCL Junction towards Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, via Taj Krishna, Road Nos. 10 and 12, Cancer Hospital and Orissa Island. The diversion will remain in place until the marathon crosses Jubilee Check Post Junction.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">When the marathon enters Sagar Society Junction, traffic from Jubilee Hills Check Post towards Punjagutta will not be allowed towards Road No. 2, Banjara Hills. Vehicles will be diverted at NTR Bhavan towards Cancer Hospital, Zahira Nagar and Road No. 10, Banjara Hills, towards Punjagutta.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">When the marathon reaches NTR Bhavan, traffic from Film Nagar and BVB Junction towards Jubilee Hills Check Post will be diverted at Journalist Colony on Road No. 70 towards Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, via Heart Cup Junction and Road No. 54.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Traffic from the Cable Bridge and Cyberabad will not be allowed towards the flyover and Road No. 45, Jubilee Hills. Instead, vehicles will be allowed through the ramp towards Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills, via Magnolia Bakery Junction and Road No. 39, Jubilee Hills.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">The traffic police advised commuters to take alternative routes and avoid the marathon route and affected junctions between 4.30am and 9am on August 30 to avoid congestion.</p> For emergency travel assistance, commuters can contact the Traffic Help Line on 9010203626, the advisory said. ]]>