Carnac bridge reconstruction: Traffic restrictions issued by police, know which vehicles are exempted

Carnac bridge. File Pic

The Mumbai Traffic Police on Wednesday issued traffic restrictions for reconstruction of the Carnac bridge. The Britis-era Carnac bridge was recently demolished by the railways.

The order issued by Gaurav Singh, DCP Traffic, south Mumbai said, in order to prevent obstruction, inconvenience to the public and to maintain smooth vehicular traffic movements and to avoid inconvenience to the public hereby order.

It said that the work of reconstruction of Carnac Bunder flyover in the Pydhonie Traffic Division is in process. Therefore, in order to avoid traffic jam as well as smooth traffic movement in commercial areas such as Narsi Natha Street, Katha Bazar, Janabai Rokade Marg, Kazi Syed Street, Bhandari Street, Samuel Street, Nandlal Jani Road and Keshavji Naik Road in Masjid Bunderarea, all types of small and large goods vehicles (light, medium and heavy) are prohibited from loading and unloading of goods, stopping and parking vehicles during the following mentioned times.

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1) From 00:00 hrs. to 12:00 hrs.

2) From 17:00 hrs. to 20:30 hrs.

3) From 23:30 hrs. to 24:00 hrs.

The restrictions are applicable to all goods vehicles excluding vehicles supplying essential services like vegetable, milk, bread and bakery products, drinking water tankers, petrol, diesel and kerosene, ambulances, government and semi-government vehicles and school Buses.
It further said, such exemptions are notapplicable to water tankers other than drinking water tankers.