The Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory, informing commuters about key routes to avoid on Friday, September 11, in the wake of the BRICS Summit 2026. It said traffic diversions and regulated movement will be in place across key routes in Delhi from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
“Commuters are advised to plan their journeys in advance, allow extra travel time, use public transport, especially the Metro, and follow designated diversion routes and instructions from traffic personnel,” the traffic police said.
It added that emergency and essential-service vehicles will be given priority passage.
Yes. While the metro is fully operational, bus route diversions may occur during VIP movements.will operate on permitted routes between September 11 and 13. There will be diversions in restricted areas, the Delhi traffic police said.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that all metro stations will remain open until further notice. Operations continue as usual unless specifically announced otherwise. “Commuters are advised to check DMRC website, social media platforms or Delhi Metro Sarthi App for further updates. This is being issued following multiple queries received on the matter,” the DMRC posted on X.
The Delhi Traffic Police had earlier clarified they had a meeting with officials from taxi aggregators such as Ola, Uber, Bharat Taxi and Rapido. An official said there will be no pick/drop services in restricted areas, and will instead use alternative routes.
Here are details about which routes to avoid on Friday, diversion points and alternative routes to follow.
1. Sardar Patel Marg
2. Mother Teresa Crescent
3. Teen Murti Marg
4. Akbar Road
5. Tees January
6. Marg Rajesh Pilot Marg
7. Subramaniam Bharti Marg
8. Mathura Road
9. Moti Lal Nehru Marg
10. Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg
11. Brig. Hoshiyar Singh Marg
12. Africa Avenue Road
13. Satya Marg
14. Shanti Path Janpath
15. Ashoka Road
16. Barakhamba Road
17. Tolstoy Marg
18. Ranjeet Singh Flyover
19. Niti Marg
21. Panchsheel Marg
21. Kemal Attaturk Marg
22. APJ Abdul Kalam Road
23. Enclave Road Lal
24. Bahadur Shastri Marg
25. Josef Broz Tito Marg
26. Lala Lajpat Rai Marg
NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION
Route A: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Boulevard Road Rani Jhansi Marg→ DBG Road → Panchkulan Road Outer Circle, CP
Route B: Ashram Chowk Ring Road Raj Ghat JLN Marg
Route C: Vande Matram Marg Dr. Ambedkar Marg Panchkulan Road Outer Circle, CP
OLD DELHI RAILWAY STATION
Route A: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Ring Road Hanuman Mandir S.P. Mukherjee Marg
Route B: Ashram Chowk
Ring Road Ghat Ring Road Hanuman Mandir Mukherjee Marg Raj S.P.
Route C: Vande Matram Marg → Dr. Ambedkar Marg→ Rani Jhansi Marg→ Rani Jhansi Flyover Boulevard Road Marg Lothiyan
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN RAILWAY STATION
Route A: AIIMS Ring Road Ashram Chowk Mathura Road
Route B: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Ring Road Raj Ghat Ring Road Ashram Chowk → Mathura Road
The Delhi Traffic Police strongly recommended using metro to travel to airport.
FROM GURUGRAM — T3/T4/T2: NH-48 Rao Gajraj Singh Marg→ Old Delhi Gurugram Road UER II Service
Road T3 Terminal Road
T1: NH-48 under Mahipalpur Flyover → T-3 Road
T1: NH-48 Mahipalpur Flyover NH-48 Ulan Batar Marg T-1 Road
FROM DWARKA — T3/T4/T2/T1: Sector-22, Dwarka Road UER II (new tunnel to 13)
FROM NEW DELHI & SOUTH DELHI — T3: Ring Road AIIMS Chowk Moti Bagh Chowk RTR Marg under Shankar Vihar Flyover Sanjay T-Point → Service Road NH-48 under Mahipalpur Flyover Rangpuri T-3 Road
T3/T4/T2/T1: AIIMS Chowk Ring Road →RTR Marg Shankar Vihar Flyover Moti Bagh Chowk Ulan Batar Marg
FROM WEST DELHI — T3/T4/12/11: Punjabi Bagh Chowk Chowk Najargarh Road Pankha Road Road No. 224, Dabri Gurugram Road Ring Road Raja Garden Dabri Dwarka Road Sector-22, Dwarka Road→ UER-II Service Road NH-48 13 Terminal Road
FROM NORTH & EAST DELHI — T3/T4/T2/T1: ISBT Kashmiri Gate Rani Jhansi Flyover Rohtak Road Punjabi Bagh Chowk Raja Garden Chowk → Najafgarh Road Pankha Road Dabri Dwarka Road → Road No. 224, Dabri-Gurugram Road Sector-22, Dwarka Road UER-II → Service Road NH-48 13 Terminal Road
