NEW DELHI: The Delhi traffic police have announced restrictions along the routes the Hutch Delhi Half Marathon will pass through on Sunday. Thousands of Delhiites are likely to take part in the event.

According to the police, the Half Marathon run would be flagged off from Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium at 7-30 a.m. At least 7,000 participants will begin the run -- a distance of 21.09 km -- from the Stadium. They will take Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, the slip road near Lodhi flyover, Mathura Road, Bhairon Marg, Ring Road, JLN Marg, Delhi Gate, Bahadur Shah Zafar (BSZ) Marg, Tilak Marg, Bhagwan Dass Road, Ferozeshah Road, Raisina Road, Vijay Chowk, Rajpath, "C" hexagon (along inner footpath), Zakir Husain Marg, Subrahmanian Bharati Marg, Maharishi Raman Marg and then back to the Stadium via Bhishma Pitamah Marg.

The senior citizens' run will begin from JLN Stadium at 7-50 a.m. in which 3,000 participants are likely to take part. They will go to Lodhi Road and return to the Stadium using the Lodhi Road flyover.

With at least 16,000 participants, the Great Delhi run will start at 9-30 a.m. From the Stadium, the runners will take Bhishma Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, Mathura Road, Zakir Husain Marg, Subrahmanian Bharati Marg and Maharishi Raman Marg before returning to the Stadium.

In the wake of the event, restrictions on general traffic will be imposed on several roads from 7 a.m. While Bhishma Pitamah Marg will remain closed from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Lodhi Road will remain closed from 7-15 a.m. to 11 a.m. There will be traffic restrictions in varying degrees -- while some would be completely off limit for vehicles, on other roads the restrictions would be partial -- on all the roads that will be used by the participants.

No heavy (HGVs) and light goods vehicles (LGVs) will ply on Ring Road between Sarai Kale Khan and Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) flyover from 7 a.m. till 9-30 a.m. They will be diverted to the National Highway No. 24 and G.T. Road. Also, no HGVs and LGVs will be allowed on Lajpat Rai Marg, Lodhi Road, Mathura Road and Bhishma Pitamah Marg.

For commuters going to Nizamuddin railway station, the Ashram Chowk route would be best suited. Those going to New Delhi railway station can take the Mother Teresa Crescent, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Connaught Place route. For the Old Delhi railway station, the commuters have been asked to take Rani Jhansi Marg.

The traffic police have also provided for a park-and-ride shuttle bus service for vehicles parked at a distance from the Stadium.

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