Madrid will begin to prepare the October 12 on Saturday morning. This implies traffic cuts in the capital for him military parade on the occasion of National holiday. They will start early Saturday with preparations for the celebration in the neighborhoods of Chamberí, Salamanca, Center and Retiro.
Additionally, the event will lead to changes in 44 lines of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) and planned reinforcement of metro service. Although the parade will begin at 11:00 a.m., the cuts will begin at 7:30 a.m. on most streets.
Streets closed because of the parade
Total closure to traffic of the 7:30 a.m. and until 2:00 p.m.:
- Emperor Charles V Square
- Prado promenade
- Canovas del Castillo Square
- Cibèle Square
- Recoletos Walk
- Columbus Square
- Loyalty Square
- Antonio Maura, from the Plaza de la Lealtad to its confluence with Alfonso XII
- Ruiz de Alarcón, from its confluence with Montalbán to Academia
- Felipe IV, from Paseo del Prado to Moreto
- Alfonso XII: left lanes and incorporation of the street between Espalter and Antonio Maura; side of Paseo del Prado between Plaza de la Lealtad and Plaza de Cibeles (towards Plaza de Cibeles) opposite the Naval Museum and Madrid City Hall; Murillo Square; and Espalter.
Planned outages of the 7:30 a.m. and until 3:00 p.m.:
- Santa María de la Cabeza, from the Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V to the Batalla del Salado
- Atocha, from San Eugenio to the Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V
- Paseo de la Reina Cristina, from the Jimena Quirós Gardens to the Plaza de Mariano de Cavia
- Serrano, from the crossing with the Spanish Navy to Marqués de Villamagna
- Génova, towards Plaza Colón, from said square to the intersection with Zurbano; and side of Paseo de la Castellana between Goya and Ayala.
- Spanish Navy, between Plaza de Colón and Serrano
- Goya, between Paseo de la Castellana and Serrano
- Hermosilla, between Paseo de la Castellana and Serrano
- Ayala, between Paseo de la Castellana and Serrano
- Serrano, of the Spanish Navy in Ayala
- Paseo de la Castellana, lanes that allow you to turn towards Alcalá Galiano, this last street and Monte Esquinza
- Paseo de la Infanta Isabel
- Paseo de la Castellana, from Plaza de Colón to Plaza de Emilio Castelar (central lanes of Paseo de la Castellana, from Plaza Gregorio Marañón to Plaza San Juan de la Cruz)
- Ruiz de Alarcón, Felipe IV at the Academy and the terrace in front of the church of San Jerónimo el Real.
The municipal council emphasized that I’ll try to stay on for traffic in access to Atocha Station, Méndez Álvaro Streetas well as free movement and circulation at the roundabout of the monument to the victims of the 11M for access to the Atocha station, Alfonso Castellana.
The roundabout and the Doctor Marañón roundabout will remain free, allowing cross passage and access to the rising side of Paseo de Castellana and circulation under the tunnel from Ciudad de Barcelona Avenue to Ronda de Atocha and vice versa.
Madrid EMT Detours
These reductions will affect the total 44 lines of the daytime bus network of the EMT. Will be affected: 001, 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 32, 34, 36, 37, 41, 45, 47, 51 , 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59, 74, 85, 86, 102, 119, 141, 146, 150, 247, C1, C2, C03, E1 and Airport Express.
To facilitate mobility, the possibility of reinforcements on the Metro lines which serve the route (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10). As for BiciMadOn Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., stations 67 (Calle de Almadén), 81 (Cuesta de Claudio Moyano), 86 (Plaza de Cibeles) and 94 (Paseo de Recoletos-National Library) are expected to close.
