Section of Road From the Galle Face Roundabout to the Old Parliament Roundabout Will be Closed Tomorrow

Section of Road From the Galle Face Roundabout to the Old Parliament Roundabout Will be Closed Tomorrow

The section of road from the Galle Face Roundabout to the Old Parliament Roundabout will be closed from 5 a.m. to 12 noon tomorrow (4), in view of the Independence Day celebrations.
Police Spokesman, Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara, at a media briefing on 1 February announced that a special traffic plan will also be put in place in Kollupitiya, Colombo Fort and the surrounding areas due to the event. Accordingly, Galle Road from the Galle Face Roundabout to the Old Parliament will be cordoned off from 7 a.m. to 12 noon until today (3) due to the Independence Day rehearsals.
Police said that 575 officers will be deployed in Colombo for traffic and security details. The Police have demarcated several alternative routes for vehicles entering Colombo, so that it would minimize congestion within the city.