Alternate Routes

Traffic from Colombo through Parliament should travel towards Battaramulla from Polduwa.

Traffic from Malabe to Thalawathugoda going through Parliament should travel towards Battaramulla from Pelawatta and Palamthuna Junctions.

Traffic from Pitakotte Nawa Rohala through the Japan Friendship Road and Parliament Road should be diverted to Thalawathugoda Junction and from there directed to Battaramulla through Pelawatta and Palamthuna Junctions.

Buses plying on the Galle Road are to be stopped at Ceramic Junction in Bambalapitiya from July 31 to August 3.

Trains on other routes are to be stopped at Maradana with the shuttle service operating from there.

There would also be restrictions along the Katunayake-Colombo main road from July 30 to August 4 and heavy vehicles would be barred from access during this period. When VIPs use the road to travel to the Airport and back the whole road will be closed for 26 minutes during the time of travel.