A special traffic plan will be in place in several areas of Colombo as the Global Bohra Conference and Spiritual Convention kicks off from today (June 25).
The conference, held under the patronage of the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, will be held today as well as from June 27 – July 05.
Police announced that the entry of container trucks and tipper trucks transporting sand will be restricted from 7.00 am – 10.00 pm daily, along the route from Darley Road in Maradana, Gamini Roundabout to D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha.
Additionally, the conference will also take place at the Bora Mosque in Bambalapitiya from 7:00 am – 11.30 am and from 3.00 pm – 10.00 pm from June 27 – July 05.
Entry of container trucks and tipper trucks transporting sand will be restricted on Marine Drive from Wellawatte towards Kollupitiya via Bambalapitiya, and from Kollupitiya towards Wellawatte via Bambalapitiya, police said.
Police further stated that traffic on Glen Arbour Road in Bambalapitiya, within the Bambalapitiya Police Division, will be restricted, and vehicles will be diverted to Marine Drive from Galle Road.
Also, entry into Adamaly Place in Bambalapitiya will be limited to residents.
