According to reports, on the final day of Ganeshotsav on Tuesday (17 September), traffic diversions will be implemented across Mumbai to manage the influx of processions and related activities.
• The Mumbai Coastal Road will remain open 24 hours a day until Wednesday (18 September) to facilitate smooth travel between North and South Mumbai.
• While the Coastal Road will provide a convenient route between North and South Mumbai, major routes like the Eastern Freeway, P D’Mello Road, CSMT Junction Road, and Princess Street will remain unrestricted. However, the police strongly recommend avoiding private vehicles on Tuesday due to ongoing visarjan (immersion) activities.
• New guidelines will be enforced for Railway Overbridges (ROBs), limiting the number of people crossing each ROB to 100 at any given time. To ensure safety, processions, dancing, and the use of loudspeakers on ROBs will be prohibited.
• In South Mumbai, several roads will be closed to vehicles.
– In Colaba, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Captain Prakash Pethe Marg, and Rambhau Salgaonkar Marg will be affected. Outside CSMT railway station, Mahapalika Marg will be closed to vehicles.
– In Kalbadevi, closures will impact JSS Road, Vitthalbhai Patel Road, Baba Saheb Jaykar Road, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Caswasji Patel Tank Road, Sant Sena Marg, Nanubhai Desai Road, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road.
• Areas leading to Girgaon Chowpatty are expected to experience heavy congestion, including Girgaon, Thakurdwar, VP Road, JSS Road, SVP Road, and Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road in Kalbadevi; Cuffe Parade; Badhwar Park in Colaba; Metro Junction near CSMT railway station; and various junctions in Bhendi Bazaar, Pydhonie, and DB Marg.
• In Nagpada, heavy traffic and pedestrian congestion are anticipated at Agripada, Nagpada Junction, Saat Rasta Junction, Khada Parsee Junction, NM Joshi Marg, Chinchpokli Junction, and Mumbai Central Junction. Motorists are advised to use main roads such as Dr. B.A. Road, Lalbaug Flyover Bridge, Sir JJ Flyover, and the Coastal Road as alternatives to inner streets.
• In Dadar’s Bhoiwada area, heavy traffic is expected at Hind Mata Junction, Bharat Mata Junction, Parel TT Junction, and Ranjit Bidhakar Chowk. In Worli, Dr. Annie Besant Road at Worli Naka and NM Joshi Marg will be closed to traffic as the Lalbaugcha Raja procession passes through. Similarly, in Dadar, Swatantraveer Savarkar Marg will be closed around Siddhivinayak Temple as Ganpati processions move towards Shivaji Park Chowpatty.
• In the suburbs, Kandivali will see vehicle restrictions on Damu Anna Date Marg due to idol immersion at the Dahanukar Wadi Immersion Pool. In Borivali, vehicles will be prohibited on LT Road near Don Bosco Junction up to Borivali Jetty Road.
• Additionally, traffic police have issued guidelines stipulating that no more than 100 people will be allowed to cross each ROB at any time. The 13 ROBs affected by these restrictions include Ghatkopar, Currey Road, Arthur Road (Chinchpokli), Byculla, Marine Lines, Sandhurst Road, Kennedy, Falkland, Belasis at Mumbai Central, Mahalakshmi, Prabhadevi Station, and Dadar Tilak ROB.
