TIRANA, April 17 /ATA/- The municipality of Tirana has put a new tradition in place, going car-free on Sunday.
Starting from today, every Sunday in the capital will be dedicated to pedestrians to reduce pollution, but also to bring a new culture to the capital.
The Municipality of Tirana in conjunction with the State Police have taken measures and has designated the road axes where traffic will be restricted from 09.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs.
Restriction on vehicle traffic as part of the “Car Free Day,” today, from 09:00 to 15:00, will be effective in the following segments:
– The “Dëshmorët e Kombit” boulevard – from the Ministry of Interior to the beginning of “Former- Dajti hotel.”
– “Dëshmorët e Kombit” boulevard from the Bridge of “former Dajti hotel” to the intersection with the “Ismail Qemali” street.
– The segment of the “Myslym Shyri” street- from the intersection of the High Court towards the “Dëshmorët e Kombit” boulevard.
The traffic of vehicles, such as those of civil emergency and the State Police, will run according to the movement plan below:
– Emergency vehicles, State Police, Urban Public Service and Taxi 4 + 1 will move at all times on the segments mentioned in point 1 of this ordinance.
– For all other vehicles the traffic will be allowed on the “Ibrahim Rugova” streets, boulevards “Zhan D’Ark,” “Bajram Curri” and “George.W.Bush”. Traffic at the intersection of “Myslym Shyri” street with “Ibrahim Rugova” street will be headed to the right.
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