Chennai, 18 Oct 2026: Tambaram City Traffic Police have announced temporary traffic diversions for heavy and commercial vehicles heading towards Kilambakkam bus terminus till Oct 21 to ease congestion on GST Road amid the Ayudha Pooja and Vijayadashami holiday rush.
The restrictions will be in force from 2 pm to 2 am tomorrow Oct 18 and 19. On October 20, the diversions will begin at 2 pm and continue until noon on October 21.
Police said the arrangements were aimed at ensuring smooth movement of special buses and other vehicles as thousands of passengers travel to their hometowns during the extended holidays.
Heavy and commer cial vehicles travelling from Red Hills towards Kilambakkam via the Outer Ring Road will be diverted at the Madha Engineering College service road junction towards Sri perumbudur. Vehicles will also be diverted at the Mannivakkam service road junction towards Padappai.
Vehicles coming from Madhavaram through the Madura voyal Bypass will be diverted at the Madura voyal Bypass service road Poonamallee Road junction towards Sriperum budu r. Vehicles reaching the Maduravoyal Bypass ambulance point will be redirected through the Maduravoyal toll plaza and advised to use the Poonamallee Bypass Road.
Heavy vehicles travelling towards Chengalpattu along GST Road will be diverted near the Vandalur old flyover onto the Outer Ring Road.
Similarly, heavy and commercial vehicles approaching Kilambakkam through Vandalur-Kelambak kam Road will be diverted at Kelambak kam Junction and Senganmal Round about towards the Tiruporur-Chengal pattu Road.
Vehicles coming from Chengalpattu along GST Road will be diverted near the Singaperumal Koil flyover towards the Oragadam Sriperum budur Road.
Police have also advised motorists to consider alternative routes through Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) and East Coast Road (ECR), depend ing on their destina tions, to avoid conges tion.
Tambaram City Traffic Police appealed to motorists and commercial vehicle operators to follow traffic instructions and co operate with personnel deployed at diversion points to ensure smooth move ment during the festival holidays. The Tamil Nadu government has arranged special buses from the Koyambedu and Madhavaram bus terminals to accommo date the increased passenger rush during the festival holidays. Private omnibus services will also operate from various parts of Chennai via Koyambedu.
A Deputy Commis sioner of Police, four Assistant Commis sioners, nine traffic inspectors, 39 sub-inspectors, 86 traffic police personnel, 100 Armed Reserve personnel and Home Guards will be deployed to regulate traffic and prevent congestion. Emer gency medical assis tance will be available through 108 ambu lances near the Madha varam bus stand, in front of the Election Commission office at Koyambedu and at the Porur toll plaza.