PANAJI: The Superintendent of Police, Traffic, has announced road closures, traffic diversions, and restrictions across the state on November 1 to ensure the smooth conduct of Ironman 70.3 Goa, India 2026. The restrictions will take effect from 3 am, with certain arrangements continuing until 4.30 pm. Commuters have been advised to plan their journeys accordingly and cooperate with traffic personnel deployed along the affected routes.
According to the traffic advisory, Ribandar Causeway, stretches of D.B. Marg, Miramar and roads near NIO Circle will be closed to vehicular traffic from 3 am until the completion of the race. Ribandar Causeway, from Ribandar Patto to Divja Circle, will remain closed, along with the right-hand-side (RHS) lane of D.B. Marg from Divja Circle to Miramar Circle. The Miramar beachside lane on Dr Jack Sequeira Road, from Miramar Circle to NIO Circle, and the RHS lane from NIO Circle to Raj Bhavan will also be closed. The left-hand-side (LHS) lane from Miramar Circle to the Goa Science Centre will remain closed, while the stretch from the Science Centre (Seniors Park) to NIO Circle will remain open. The LHS lane from NIO Circle to the Raj Bhavan main gate will also be open, along with the stretch near Sharayu Toyota showroom and the Cortalim Up Ramp for vehicles proceeding towards Panaji.
The LHS of NH66, from Mercedes Circle to the New Zuari Bridge on the Verna side, and the LHS from Divja Circle to Mercedes Circle will be exclusively used for the race. One lane of NH66 in the Panaji-to-Margao direction, from the start of the New Flyover Bridge at Cortalim near the down ramp to the end near Sharayu Toyota showroom, will remain closed from 3 am to 2 pm. The opposite lane towards Panaji, between Sharayu Toyota showroom and the Cortalim Up Ramp, will remain open during this period.
Vehicles travelling from Panaji to Margao will proceed via the New Flyover Bridge at Cortalim and Kesarval Motors Junction. Traffic from Margao to Panaji will be diverted via Sharayu Toyota showroom, Santrant Slope, Cortalim Cross, Cortalim Circle and the Cortalim Up Ramp. Heavy vehicles, except those carrying essential commodities, and route buses travelling from Titan Junction at Verna towards Verna Industrial Estate and Borim will be diverted along alternate routes until the event concludes.
Two-way traffic will be permitted on DB Marg up to Miramar, with exits available via Dhempe College Road, Hotel International Circle towards Caranzalem or Taleigao, and Adarsh Circle/Seniors Park towards Dr Jack Sequeira Road. Two-way traffic will also be allowed on the RHS lane of NH66, from KTC Circle to the end of the New Zuari Bridge on the Verna side, between 3 am and 3 pm.
Residents along DB Marg will have access to a dedicated car lane from the Miramar Residency gate to Hotel Marriott lane. They can enter through Marriott lane, exit at the Starbucks Café junction in Campal and proceed via the internal roads of La Campala.
Vehicles travelling from Old Goa and Ribandar towards Panaji will be diverted at Ribandar Patto via Chimbel Junction, Mercedes Junction, Atal Setu and the Panaji Down Ramp. Traffic from Panaji towards Ribandar will be diverted via Divja Circle, KTC Circle, Mala, St Cruz and Mercedes before proceeding to Ribandar.
Vehicles travelling from Caranzalem towards Panaji will be diverted via Goa International Junction at Tonca, Caculo Mall, St Inez Junction and 18th June Road, exiting through Cortin-Old Patto Bridge or Madhuban-Bhatulem. Commuters travelling from Old Goa Bypass and Merces towards Bambolim, Agassaim and Margao will be directed via the NH66 service road, Old Siridao Road, Goa Velha Junction, Old Pilar Road and Agassaim Y Junction.
Vehicles travelling towards Dabolim Airport or Margao will have to use the barricaded LHS lane of the New Zuari Bridge and exit through the Cortalim Down Ramp. Traffic from Old Goa towards Panaji or Porvorim via NH748 will have to use the Atal Setu Up Ramp before Mercedes Circle. Vehicles entering Panaji city will be diverted at Bhausaheb Bandodkar Statue and Panaji Ferry Wharf Junction and directed towards their destinations via M G Road.
Buses from the KTC Bus Stand in Panaji heading towards Ponda will be diverted via the New Mandovi Bridge, Girijum-Hotel Green Park U-turn, Atal Setu and the Ponda Down Ramp. Buses travelling from the KTC Bus Stand towards Margao and Vasco will proceed via KTC Circle and the two-way RHS lane of NH66.
The Traffic Police have urged motorists to follow the prescribed diversions, plan their journeys in advance, and cooperate with personnel deployed along the affected routes to ensure the smooth conduct of the event.
