This Sunday, the PSP of Porto appealed to the public to avoid crowds at the departure and arrival of the last leg of the Volta in Portugal by bike, a time trial between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
In a note from the PSP Metropolitan Command, the police urge all citizens to “avoid visiting places with limited pedestrian traffic in order to avoid crowds, namely near the exit, on Avenida Francisco Xavier Estevez, in Porto and at the finish line, on Avenida Diogo. Leite in Vila Nova de Gaia.”
PSP reminds that “traffic in the indicated lanes is strictly prohibited, regardless of the reason (even logistics operations such as supplying businesses, delivering parcels, etc.)”.
The public must also “observe the competitions in permitted places, away from roadsides and without interfering with the movement of the caravan,” the PSP note says, which also calls on the public “not to cross or move under any circumstances.” on the streets.” Caravan”.
The completion of the 18.6 km Individual Time Trial between the two cities, the last leg of Portugal’s 83rd Cycling Tour, will require the reduction of several lanes in Porto and Gaia.
In Porto, from 6:00 to 21:00 on Monday, according to information from the city council mentioned by the PSP, the lane to Avenida Cidade de Leon will be completely cut in both directions on Rua de Pego Negro. , on the section between Avenida da Cidade de Léon and Rua das Areias, and in the continuation about 235 meters north of the junction with Avenida da Cidade de Léon.”
Traffic will also be stopped at Rotunda do Casal, on Avenida Francisco Xavier Esteves, in both directions, on Rua Antonio Ricca Goncalves, between Alameda do Arquiteto Carlos Ramos and Avenida Francisco Xavier Esteves, Rotunda do Ribeirinho and Avenida Artur. Andrade, in both directions, between the junction with the IC29 sub-route and the Ribeirinho roundabout.
From 12:00 to 19:00 in Porto, roads were completely cut on more than a hundred streets in the areas of the East Park, Coruheira, Dragau Stadium, Antasha, Santos Pusada, Avenida Rodriguez de Freitas, Rua Duque. de Lule, Rua Alexander Herculano and Ponte do Infante.
In Vila Nova de Gaia, according to the city council, traffic closures occur at Avenida Dom João II (including the Gil Eanes and Diogo Cao roundabouts), Rua Raimundo de Carvalho (between the Diogo Cao roundabout and Avenida da República), Rua de San. Goncalo, Rotonda do Atlantico, Ramalho Ortigao street (between Rotonda do Atlantico and Padua Correia street), Padua Correia street and Largo dos Aviadores.
There will also be cuts to Rua Dr. Francisco Sa Carneiro, Rua Conceleiro Veloso da Cruz (between General Torres and Largo Cinco de Utubro), Rua Serpa Pinto, Avenida Ramos Pinto, Largo da Cruz, Rua de Rei Ramiro (between Engeneiro Edgar Cardoso and Largo da Cruz), Via José Falcao, Exterior of the Rotunda Engenheiro Edgar Cardoso, Avenida Manoel de Oliveira, Via Rosa Mota, Via da Misericordia, Via General Torres and Avenida Diogo Leite.
The last leg of Volta a Portugal also touches several Sociedade de Transportes Coletivos do Porto (STCP) lines.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
