Independence Day 2025: Key Delhi-NCR Routes to Close Tonight, Diversions Announced for Security and Event Management

Independence Day Traffic Advisory: The country will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15 (Friday), and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi. The Prime Minister will hoist the national flag from the ramparts of the iconic monument and address the nation.

In view of this ceremony, Delhi-NCR officials have issued a traffic advisory and are enforcing strict rules for the security of the event, especially around major sites like the Red Fort. There will be no entry on many roads from Thursday night. In some areas, traffic advisories will be implemented from 6 am on Friday.

Delhi traffic advisory

A detailed traffic advisory has been issued for the Independence Day celebrations to be held at the Red Fort on 15 August 2025. The roads in and around the Red Fort have been closed from 4:00 am to 10:00 am on 15 August.

These roads will remain closed

1. Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail Chowk
2. Lothian Road GPO to Chatta Rail Chowk
3. SP Mukherjee Marg from HC Sen Marg to Yamuna Bazar Chowk
4. Chandni Chowk Road from Fountain Chowk to Red Fort
5. Nishad Raj Marg from Ring Road to Netaji Subhash Marg
6. Esplanade Road and its link road to Netaji Subhas Marg
7. Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT Kashmiri Gate
8. Outer Ring Road from ISBT Kashmere Gate to Salimgarh Bypass

Avoid these roads

• Ring Road from ISBT to Rajghat
• From Wazirabad to ITO
• Outer Ring Road from ITO to Red Fort Vikas Marg
• Mahatma Gandhi Marg from Nizamuddin Bridge to ISBT
• Diversion at these places
• Haqiqat Nagar Nala Road
• Kingsway Camp Chowk
• U-turn at Bhama Shah Chowk
• Model Town-II, Model Town-III, H-Point
• Nanak Piau Gurdwara
• Stadium Road, GTK Road T-Point
• Avoid going on these roads
• Mall Road (Ring Road adjacent to Chhatrasal Stadium)
• Stadium Road
• Brahma Kumari Path
• Bhama Shah Road
• Old GT Karnal Road

Restrictions on commercial vehicles and buses

The movement of goods vehicles will be banned between Nizamuddin Bridge and ISBT Kashmiri Gate from midnight to 11 am. During this time, local city buses, including DTC and cluster services, will also be diverted from their regular routes. Apart from this, parking will be prohibited on or around major roads leading to the Red Fort, such as Netaji Subhash Marg, Ring Road, and nearby service lanes.

Noida traffic advisory

The Noida traffic advisory outlines restrictions on the movement of heavy, medium, and light goods vehicles to and from Delhi. Goods vehicles coming from Gautam Buddh Nagar district will not be allowed to enter Delhi from 10 pm on August 14 till the conclusion of Independence Day celebrations on August 15. These restrictions will apply to all types of goods vehicles, including heavy, medium, and light.

Vehicles entering Delhi from the Chilla Border traffic signal and travelling to other states via Delhi should take a U-turn onto the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. From there, they should use the Eastern Peripheral Expressway to continue their journey.

Traffic Diversions for Delhi Entry

Vehicles entering Delhi from the DND border and travelling to other states via Delhi will be able to take a U-turn from the DND Toll Plaza and proceed towards their destination via the Eastern Peripheral Expressway and the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. Vehicles entering Delhi from the Kalindi Kunj Yamuna Bridge border will be diverted from the underpass intersection before the Yamuna River, and they will be able to proceed towards their destination via the Eastern Peripheral Expressway via the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.

Alternate Routes for Delhi Traffic

Vehicles going from Yamuna Expressway to Delhi via Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will be able to go towards their destination via Eastern Peripheral Expressway via Parichowk, P-3, Kasna, and Sirsa from Zero Point. Vehicles going to Delhi from Parichowk via the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will be able to go towards their destination via Parichowk via P-3, Kasna, Sirsa, and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway.

Ghaziabad traffic advisory

• Entry of all types of commercial vehicles into Delhi via NH-09 via UP Gate will be completely banned.
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• Entry of all types of commercial vehicles into Delhi from Dabur Tiraha via Maharajpur will be completely banned.
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• Entry of all types of commercial vehicles into Delhi from Mohan Nagar via Seemapuri will be completely banned.
• Entry of all types of commercial vehicles into Delhi from the Bhopura border will be completely banned.
• Entry of all types of commercial vehicles into Delhi from the Loni Border will be completely banned.
• Entry of all types of commercial vehicles from Kashi Toll Plaza in Meerut district towards Ghaziabad and from Bhojpur Entry/MS College/PEM College Entry Point towards Delhi will be completely banned.
• Movement of all types of commercial vehicles towards Delhi from Pushta Khajuri Marg will be completely banned.
• Movement of all types of light/medium/heavy commercial vehicles from the Suryanagar border towards Delhi will be completely banned.
• According to the information, these restrictions will be in force from 10 pm on August 14 till the end of the program on August 15.

Gurugram Traffic Advisory

Traffic restrictions will be in place in Gurugram from 5 pm on August 14 to 1:30 pm on August 15 for the main Independence Day celebrations in Delhi. Avoid all roads leading to Delhi. Drivers are advised to use the KMP Expressway while travelling to other states or districts and park vehicles only at designated places.

Faridabad Traffic Advisory

There will be a complete ban on the entry of heavy vehicles towards Delhi in Faridabad from 10 pm on August 14 to 2 pm on August 15. The banned routes include Badarpur Border, Prahladpur, Karni Singh Shooting Range, Surajkund Roundabout, Durga Builder, Mangar Chowki Naka, Dera Fatehpur, Sector 30 Cut, Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Sikri, NH-19 (Palwal Road), Elson JCB Chowk, etc.