Athens cycling event to affect traffic on Sunday

Athens will restrict vehicle entree crossed overmuch of the metropolis halfway connected Sunday, 19 October, to big the 29th Cycling Tour.

The 16-kilometer way will statesman astatine 9:30 a.m. from the little broadside of Syntagma Square, while the 7-kilometer people will start astatine 11 a.m. successful beforehand of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier.

“With each pedal stroke, we amusement that Athens tin alteration its pace,” said Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. He added: “The Athens Cycling Tour starts from Syntagma, an breathtaking way successful the metropolis center, where cars are near speech and marque country for bicycles. This is the representation we want to spot much and much often: a metropolis that moves with respect and safety.

“Cycling consciousness is not built overnight. It requires consistency and information from each of us. We are readying and implementing, step by step, an Athens that is much pedestrian and cyclist-friendly.”

Traffic restrictions will beryllium successful spot from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. connected Syntagma Square, Stadiou Street betwixt Amerikis Street and Vasilisis Georgiou Avenue, and Filellinon and Vasilissis Georgiou avenues.

Additional closures will take spot betwixt 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. connected Vasilissis Amalias Avenue, Syngrou Avenue, Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, Athanasiou Diakou Street, and surrounding cardinal routes, including parts of Pireos Street, Panepistimiou and Patision Street.

Omonia Square, Vathi Square and cardinal segments of Alexandra, Vasilissis Sofias and Vasileos Konstantinou avenues will besides beryllium closed to traffic during the event.

Vehicle crossings on the tour way will beryllium prohibited, but astatine controlled junctions astatine Vasilissis Sofias Avenue with Rigillis and Irodou Attikou streets.