Roads closed for Independence Day celebrations

COLOMBO: Several roads in Colombo will be closed on February 4 from 6.00 a.m. to noon for the Independence Day celebrations.

Roads closed for traffic:

Galle Road: From Traffic Signal Lights at Kollupitiya Junction up to the Galle Face Roundabout.

Galle Face Centre Road: From Galle Face Roundabout up to the Old Parliament Roundabout.

Perahera Mawatha and Nawam Mawatha: From James Peiris Mawatha-Nawam Mawatha Junction up to Uttarananda Mawatha.

Justice Akbar Mawatha: From Malay Street-Justice Akbar Mawatha Junction up to Aliya Naana Roundabout.

Sir Markan Makar Mawatha: From Aliya Naana Roundabout up to Galle Face Roundabout.

Lotus Road: From Ceramic Junction up to the Old Parliament Roundabout.

York Street: From Ceramic Junction up to Lady Bastian Mawatha.

Lady Bastian Mawatha: From York Street-Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha Junction up to the YMBA Roundabout.

Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha: From Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha-York Street Junction up to the Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha YMBA Roundabout.

Chaitya Road: From the Old Parliament Roundabout up to the Colombo Harbour.

Alternatives to closed roads: Traffic on Galle Road bound towards Pettah can turn from the Kollupitiya Traffic Signal Lights and proceed along Dharmapala Mawatha, Liberty Roundabout, Pittala Junction, Sir James Peiris Mawatha, Slave Island Traffic Signal Lights Junction, Kumaran Ratnam Road, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Regal Roundabout and reach Olcott Mawatha.

Traffic entering from YMBA Junction (Lotus Road-Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha Junction)can proceed up to Lotus Road-Olcott Mawatha Junction and reach the Pettah terminal.

Four schools closed

COLOMBO: Royal College, Thurstan College, D. S. Senanayake Vidyalaya and Mahanama Vidyalaya in Colombo closed for Independence Day celebrations from Wednesday will re-open on February 5, the Education Ministry said in a release.