Delhi half marathon traffic restrictions will affect major roads and junctions across central and south Delhi on Sunday, with diversions and movement curbs scheduled from 4:45 am to 11 am as more than 40,000 participants take part in the event.
The race will begin at approximately 5:10 am from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The event includes a 21.097-km half marathon, an open 10-km run, a run for senior citizens and participants with disabilities, a corporate run and the Great Delhi Run. The routes will pass through busy stretches including Lodhi Road, Mathura Road and Kartavya Path.
According to the traffic advisory reported by Live Hindustan, restrictions will be imposed at several roads and intersections along the race routes. These include Fourth Avenue and the Bhishma Pitamah Marg crossing near the Seva Nagar flyover, Kotla Red Light, Seva Nagar Red Light, Meherchand Market Red Light, Second Avenue, Jor Bagh Colony Road and the Aurobindo Marg-Lodhi Road intersection.
Additional affected points include the Rajesh Pilot Marg-Amrita Sher-Gil Marg crossing, the Subramania Bharati Marg-Max Mueller Marg junction, the Subramania Bharati Marg-Maharshi Raman Marg intersection, the Subramania Bharati Marg-Archbishop Makarios Marg junction, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg, Neela Gumbad, the Mathura Road-Bhairon Road crossing, Q-Point, the Man Singh Road roundabout and the Janpath-Maulana Azad Road intersection.
The half marathon will start from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium complex and proceed through Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, Sri Aurobindo Marg near the Safdarjung Tomb crossing, Mathura Road, Subramania Bharati Marg, Dr Zakir Hussain Marg and the C-Hexagon. Runners will then move towards Kartavya Path, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Seva Teerth Circle, Maulana Azad Road and the Man Singh Road intersection before returning through the India Gate Hexagon and Canopy roundabout to the stadium complex.
The run for participants with disabilities and senior citizens, covering about 2.5 km, will begin at the stadium, continue through Bhishma Pitamah Marg and Lodhi Road to a left U-turn, and return to Gate 2 of the stadium. The open 10-km race will follow Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, the Sri Aurobindo Marg crossing, Mathura Road, Archbishop Makarios Marg and Subramania Marg before taking a U-turn. Its return route will include the Lodhi Road flyover, Dayal Singh College and the stadium complex.
The corporate run and Great Delhi Run will also start from the stadium and use Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road and the Sri Aurobindo Marg crossing. Participants will return along the right carriageway of Lodhi Road and Bhishma Pitamah Marg before finishing outside the main stadium.
The restrictions come as Navratri events are also taking place across the national capital. The report noted that traffic management duties are already placing additional demands on the Delhi Traffic Police. The advisory’s restriction window is scheduled to end at 11 am on Sunday.
