The city of Barcelona is getting ready to experience one of the biggest sporting events of the year: the first stage of the Tour of Spain.
However, this exciting competition also brings with it some logistical challenges for the city’s residents. With road closures and altered schedules, it is essential to be informed in order to get around efficiently during this exciting cycling event.
Streets cut off and a lot of subway to be used
As explained in El País, on Saturday we will have the team time trial and this will mean the largest traffic cut in the history of the city, in territorial extension and also because it will last for many hours, between 13 and 21 hours.
In a 14-kilometer route that starts at Somorrostro beach and goes all the way to Maria Cristina, residents will have to remove parked vehicles from the street.
The City Council has recommended using the metro, avoiding car journeys and using the ring roads if it is necessary to cross the city, where the bus service will not be operational either, because 45 lines will be affected.
On Sunday, the stage will leave Mataró and will end with a route through the mountain of Montjuïc. That is, this whole weekend it is recommended not to take the car at any time and check that your street is not cut.
Even going on foot is going to be difficult
The 14-kilometer race course will also affect mobility on foot. During a two-hour period, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., a team is expected to pass every four minutes at an average speed of 50 kilometers per hour, although they may reach 80 kilometers per hour.
For this reason, residents are called upon to remove their parked vehicles along the route, which will be fenced on both sides of the street. Due to the length of the route, which reaches 28 kilometers in total, the City Council has had to request the collaboration of practically all the companies in the sector to supply the necessary fences.
To address emergency situations or urgent needs, 78 crossing points will be established along the route. That is, you will not be able to cross wherever you want, only where you can.
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