Independence Day 2025: traffic restrictions in Gurgaon and Faridabad start tomorrow
Heavy vehicles will be barred from entering Delhi from Gurgaon during two periods: from 5 pm on August 12 to 1.30 pm on August 13, and from 5 pm on August 14 to 1.30 pm on August 15. The police have directed drivers to use the KMP Expressway for travel to other states or districts and to park vehicles only in designated areas to avoid disruptions.
Similarly, the police have announced a complete ban on heavy vehicle entry into Faridabad and towards Delhi from 10 pm on August 12 to 2 pm on August 13, for the full dress rehearsal, and from 10 pm on August 14 to 2 pm on August 15, for the Independence Day celebrations.
The restricted routes include Badarpur Border, Prahladpur, Karni Singh Shooting Range, Surajkund Gol Chakkar, Durga Builder, Mangar Chowki Naka, Dera Fatehpur, Sector 30 Cut, Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Sikri, NH-19 (Palwal Road), and Elson JCB Chowk, apart from other major and minor roads.
in Faridabad, exemptions have been granted for vehicles carrying essential supplies such as milk, fruits, vegetables, food items, medicines, and medical supplies, as well as fire services, ambulances, police, emergency service vehicles, and those transporting petrol, diesel, or CNG. Vehicles with special government or administrative permissions will also be allowed, the police said.
Traffic police will be deployed to enforce the restrictions, and violations will attract strict action under the Motor Vehicles Act, the police said.
'For assistance, the Faridabad Traffic Police Helpline can be reached at 0129-2267201 or 2225999', a police spokesperson said in a statement.
Top police officials, led by DCP Traffic Rajesh Mohan and ACP Traffic HQ/Highway Satyapal Yadav, met truck union heads and drivers in Gurgaon to outline the traffic arrangements.
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