In view of the forthcoming Feast of St Francis Xavier, the North District Magistrate has released a detailed traffic arrangement plan for December 4. These arrangements include closure of roads, diversion of traffic, and restriction on the parking of vehicles.
Special buses to ferry passengers from Panjim to Old Goa via Ribandar will be in service. On reaching Dempo Engineering at Old Goa, the buses will take left turn to enter the Bhakia Property for parking at Bhakia bus stand. Two wheelers and four wheelers, on reaching Dempo Engineering at Old Goa, will take a left turn to enter Bhakia property for parking. Vehicles having a VIP Car Pass will be allowed to come up to the entry road and will be parked in VIP Parking lot while the vehicles carrying persons with Disabilities will be allowed to come till Old Goa Church junction and park their vehicles in the open space opposite Sulabh Sauchalaya near Old Goa Panchayat.
The vehicles parked in Bhakia property and in the open space opposite Sulab Sauchalaya near Old Goa Panchayat on their return journey to Panjim, will have to take the same route via Ribandar. All route buses proceeding towards Banastarim, Ponda, Marcel will not be allowed to proceed via Ribandar and will instead be diverted at KTC circle to proceed via Kadamba By-Pass (NH-4A). All heavy and medium vehicles will be diverted via Kadamba By-Pass NH-4A.
The new road connecting Kadamba By-Pass (NH-4A) to Santana Church will be One Way from Kadamba By-Pass towards Santana. Similarly it will be “No Entry” for medium and heavy vehicles from both sides from Santana Church and from Kadamba By-Pass.
While on Saturday, Sunday and the Feast Day, heavy and medium goods vehicles wanting to proceed via Old Goa will be diverted at Karaswada junction on NH-17 and at Banastarim junction on NH-4A to proceed via Amona Bridge. The road from Pilar to Old Goa will be made One Way for the movement of all vehicular traffic. No vehicle from Old Goa will be allowed to return via Neura. All vehicles will exit via NH-4A at Merces or light vehicles can exit via new road to Santana Church.
The four wheelers from South Goa will be allowed till Ella Farm Gate and their parking will be at the Ella Farm field, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Service open space whereas the two wheelers will be parked in the private property prior to Neura junction and in the parking lots behind the Bom Jesus of Basilica.
Buses coming from South Goa via Neura road on reaching Ella Farm main gate will take a left turn and come to Bus Stand at Kunkolkar School Ground and will exit on NH-4A for onward journey. Two wheelers and four wheelers coming from Ponda side on reaching near Pinto Garage will take left turn for parking at the ground Pinto Garage.
For return journey, the two wheelers and four wheelers will take the same route to go towards Ponda. The normal traffic from Ponda wanting to go to Panjim, on reaching near Dargah junction at Old Goa will take Kadamba By-Pass NH-4A.
The Ponda to Panjim route buses will not be allowed to proceed via Old Goa Church complex. Instead, they will be diverted at Dargah junction to proceed via Kadamba By- Pass NH-4A.
The instructions are also that heavy vehicles from Ponda will be diverted at Banastarim junction via Amona Bridge to join NH-17 at Karaswada. The stretch of road between Old Goa Police Station to Church junction via house of Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar will be made One Way. No vehicle from Church junction will be allowed to take right turn to reach Old Goa Police Station via house of Power Minister.
The vehicles from Divar to Old Goa will proceed via Viceroy’s Arch and will be parked in the courtyard of St Cajetan Church.
The vehicles coming from Gaundaulim side and desiring to proceed to Divar will take right turn near Ramesh Naik’s house to proceed to Divar jetty.
The vehicles coming from Panjim via Ribandar to go to Divar will take left turn at Old Goa Church junction, and then take the route towards St. Catherine Chapel to thereafter take left turn on the new by-lane to go to Divar jetty.
The lane connecting Gaundaulim road to Arch of Conception will be No Entry and the road from Old Goa Church junction towards Divar Ferry via St. Catherine Chapel will be made One Way.
No Heavy and Medium vehicles will be allowed to cross Divar Ferry as these will use Ribandar ferry to enter and exit Divar.
