Traffic plan for National Victory Parade

Several roads in the Colombo city will be temporarily closed on Wednesday, June 3 on account of the National Victory Parade held at Galle Face Green, Police headquarters said yesterday. Police also announced alternative roads motorists could take to avoid inconvience during this period.

Roads to be temporarily closed are:

Galle Road from Bambalapitiya junction to Galle Face, Abdul Gaffoor Mawatha from Galle Road junction towards Kollupitiya, Green Path from Flower Road traffic lights junction to Liberty roundabout, Sir James Peiris Mawatha from Piththala junction to Slave Island traffic light junction (up and down), Perahera Mawatha - from Sir James Peries Mawatha, Navam Mawatha from Sir James Peiris Mawatha to Navam Mawatha, Justice Akbar Mawatha from Maccan Markar Mawatha Slave Island to Galle Face, Ibbanwala junction to Union Place, D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha from Gamini roundabout to Regal roundabout, Lotus Road, from CTO junction to Ceramic junction and Ceramic junction to old Parliament, York Street from Ceramic junction to York Street, Chatham Street from CTO junction to York Street and YMBA junction to Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha.

Alternative roads: From Fort to Galle road via Fort along Reclamation Road, Lotus road, CTO junction, Olcott Mawatha, Technical junction, 1st Division Maradana, Bridge junction, Darley Road, Ibbanwala Junction, Lipton Circus, C. W. W. Kannangara Mawatha, Nanda Motors junction, Independence Reid Avenue, Thummulla, Bullers Road, Bambalapitiya junction to Galle Road.

From Galle Road to Pettah: From Bambalapitiya junction along Bullers Road, Thummulla, Reid Avenue, Thurstan Road, Royal Roundabout, Cambridge Place, turn right from Museum junction, Nanda Motors junction, Horton roundabout, De Soysa roundabout, Lipton Circus, Union Place, Ibbanwala junction, Darley Road, Gamini roundabout, Bridge junction, 1st Division Maradana Technical junction, Olcott Mawatha to Pettah.