Special traffic plan in place as Independence Day ceremony rehearsals begin

Rehearsals for the 76th Independence Day ceremony commenced today (Jan.30) and will continue until February 03 at the Galle Face Green.

As such, a special traffic plan is in place on a stretch of the Galle Road in view of the upcoming event.

The Galle Road will temporarily remain closed from Kollupitiya Junction – Galle Face and from Ceramic Junction – Galle Face from 6 a.m. – 8.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. until Friday (Feb.02).

The aforementioned section of Galle Road will once again be off limits for traffic starting at 2 p.m. on 03 February until the conclusion of the Independence Day ceremony on 04 February.

The rehearsals were initially scheduled to commence on Monday (Jan.29), however, it was later pushed back by a day.