Police Advise Detours for Royal Funeral Procession Rehearsal Oct 31
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The Royal Thai Police have issued a traffic advisory urging motorists to plan ahead and avoid routes around the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang on Saturday, October 31, due to the sixth rehearsal for the royal funeral procession of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother. The afternoon rehearsal has been extended by one hour, now running from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Thawatch Wongsa-nga, Deputy Commissioner, announced the following rehearsal schedule and affected roads:
2.1 From 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Ratchini Road; procession route along Ratchini Road. 2.2 From 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM from the Territorial Defense Command (Narad) to the Grand Palace; procession route along Sanam Chai Road and Na Phra Lan Road. 2.3 From 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM from the Grand Palace to Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram Ratchaworawihan; procession route along Na Phra Lan Road, Kalayanamitr Road, and Asdang Road. 2.4 From 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM from Wat Ratchabophit to Wat Bowonniwet Vihara; procession route along Asdang Road, Ratchabophit Road, Fueang Nakhon Road, Bamrung Mueang Road, Kalayanamitr Road, Sanam Chai Road, Ratchadamnoen Nai Road, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, Dinso Road, and Phra Sumen Road. 2.5 From 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM from Wat Bowonniwet to the Ministry of Transport; procession route along Prachathipatai Road.
Sixteen roads will be managed for traffic control during the rehearsal: Na Phra That Road, Lak Mueang Road, Tai Wang Road, Sanam Chai Road, Ratchadamnoen Nai Road, Ratchadamnoen Klang Road (inbound), Na Phra That Road, Na Phra Lan Road, Ratchini Road, Somdet Phra Pin Klao Road (inbound), Charoen Krung Road (from Narad Circle to Mon Bridge intersection), Kalayanamitr Road, Soi Saranrom, Dinso Road, Phra Sumen Road, and Asdang Road (from Phibun intersection to Mon Bridge intersection).
Motorists who encounter uncertainty or need additional route information, wish to report traffic accidents, or require traffic assistance can contact the traffic hotline at 1197 (available 24 hours). The police request public cooperation in planning travel in advance, allowing extra travel time, and strictly following traffic police instructions. They also ask the public to closely follow official announcements and apologize for any inconvenience.
