Delhi Traffic Advisory Issued For AI Impact Summit In Delhi From Feb 16–20; Curbs On Key Roads As Exams Start

The AI Impact Summit in New Delhi triggers traffic restrictions on key routes, with diversions for non Delhi traffic. The city authorities coordinate with the CBSE to minimise disruption during exams, while guidance emphasises public transport use and planned shuttles between parking sites and Bharat Mandapam.

Delhi Traffic Police issued a detailed traffic advisory for the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam from February 16 to February 20, with restrictions on several central roads and diversions for non-Delhi traffic, even as CBSE board exams begin on February 17, affecting lakhs of students and many daily commuters.

The five-day AI Impact Summit in New Delhi will run daily from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm and is expected to host Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers, foreign delegations, and representatives of global organisations, leading authorities to enforce strict movement plans across the New Delhi district and nearby corridors.

AI Impact Summit traffic advisory on restricted stretches and diversions

A senior police officer said, "In the interest of public safety, elaborate traffic restrictions will be implemented, especially in the New Delhi district and nearby areas, to ensure smooth vehicular movement and public convenience," while key stretches such as Kartavya Path and several central avenues will see curbs during summit movements.

Traffic movement will remain restricted on multiple major roads, including Mathura Road, Subramania Bharti Marg, Rajesh Pilot Marg, Tees January Marg, Akbar Road, Teen Murti Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, Sardar Patel Marg, Janpath, Firoze Shah Road, Shanti Path, Satya Marg, Safdarjung Road, Kartavya Path, and adjoining links, with Bhairon Marg and Mathura Road treated as restricted during route movements.

AI Impact Summit traffic advisory for airport, rail stations and alternate routes

To keep access open to Indira Gandhi International Airport, police said traffic will be channelled through NH-48, Rao Gajraj Singh Marg, UER-I and the Sector-22 Dwarka Tunnel, with specific options depending on the terminal, while vehicles not headed towards Delhi will be diverted to the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways and other marked bypass routes.

For those travelling to New Delhi, Old Delhi, and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations, the advisory lists suggested corridors through Ring Road, Ashram Chowk, Raj Ghat, ISBT Kashmiri Gate, Vande Mataram Marg and other alternative stretches, and states that movement of the general public will be facilitated through designated alternate routes and corridors, though travellers are urged to plan for extra time.

AI Impact Summit traffic advisory and CBSE exam coordination

The CBSE Board Examinations for classes 10 and 12 will start from February 17, overlapping with summit days, and will involve more than 46 lakh students appearing from India and 26 countries abroad, prompting Delhi Traffic Police and the Education Department to coordinate to reduce disruption for examinees.

Delhi Traffic Police said it has worked jointly with officials from the Education Department to ensure smooth traffic management and to minimise inconvenience to students and the public, while CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj stated, "As the examination starts at 10.30 am, hence, all the students have been directed to reach their examination centre on or before 10 am," and field staff have been instructed to assist students on the way to centres.

AI Impact Summit traffic advisory on public transport, parking and shuttles

Authorities are strongly urging registered delegates for the AI Impact Summit to rely on public transport, particularly the Delhi Metro, with Pragati Maidan station marked as the most convenient access point and entry advised through Gate 10 of the venue, while commuters in general have been asked to obey traffic advisories and avoid peak-hour travel where possible.

Due to limited on-site parking near Bharat Mandapam, Delhi Police has advised delegates to favour cabs instead of personal vehicles, while limited parking for private vehicles has been earmarked at the Delhi Zoo, National Stadium, and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, from where shuttle services will operate to and from Bharat Mandapam Gate 4 for summit participants.

With senior leaders, foreign delegates, daily commuters and lakhs of CBSE candidates all moving across Delhi between February 16 and February 20, officials stress that adherence to the AI Impact Summit traffic advisory, use of public transport and early planning for airport, station and examination travel will be crucial for reducing congestion and maintaining public convenience.