Area near the Bund and People's Square will be closed to vehicle traffic. No countdown parties will be held at the Bund or Xintiandi this year.

Shen Xinyi / SHINE

Part of the Bund and People’s Square area will be closed to vehicle traffic on New Year’s Eve to avoid congestion, Shanghai police said on Monday.

The area enclosed by Beisuzhou Road, Xizang Road N., Beijing Road W., Chengdu Road N., Yan’an Road E., Xizang Road S., Fuxing Road E., Waima Road and the Bund will allow only pedestrians from 8pm on December 31 to 1am on January 1.

Also, the Jiangxi Road off-ramp of Yan’an Elevated Road will be closed during the period, but cars can still use the Bund Tunnel.

It was announced previously that no countdown parties would be held at the Bund or Xintiandi this year.