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Hulhumalé: traffic changes at Vinares 1 roundabout

Maldives Police say traffic flow around the Vinares 1 roundabout in Hulhumalé Phase 2 changes from 08:00 on 12 November until works there are finished.

Two women, one pushing a bicycle, walk across a street lined with colourful apartment blocks in Hulhumalé.
A residential street in Hulhumalé, Maldives. Photo: Adam Jones / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Maldives Police said on Facebook that traffic flow around the Vinares 1 roundabout in Hulhumalé Phase 2 changes from 08:00 on Thursday, 12 November 2026, because of works in the area.

What changes

  • Start: 08:00 on 12 November 2026
  • End: when the works are completed
  • Area: the Vinares 1 roundabout, Hulhumalé Phase 2

A map issued with the police post shows one lane of the curved road through the roundabout closed. Traffic is diverted to the other side of the road, and no-entry markers mark the junctions on either side.

What is not known

The police did not say what the works are or how long they will take. They apologised for the inconvenience to road users and the public and thanked people for their cooperation.