2024-05-02 15:48:09
Batteries then! If you plan to take advantage of the holiday on May 1, 2024 to go out for a walk, take into account that several vehicle closures in Guatemala City Due to the Bantrab Cycling Tour and the Labor Day march. In this note we tell you the streets that will be closed and the alternative routes to take.
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Vehicle closures on May 1, 2024 in Guatemala City
The spokesperson for the Municipal Traffic Police PMT, released the details about the vehicle closures that will take place on May 1 in Guatemala City. This closure is due to the fact that the city will be the starting point of the first stage of the Bantrab Cycling Tour and it will also be the scene of the March for Labor Day.
Closed streets and alternative routes for the Bantrab Cycling Tour
The Bantrab Cycling Tour will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in various areas of the city, including 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13 and 14. Participants will complete 12 laps on a one-way circuit. which will cover from the vicinity of the Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium to the 4th. Street, passing through 10th. Avenida de las Américas Zona 4, Avenida Reforma Zona 9 and Avenida de las Américas Zona 13. The return route extends from Avenida de las Américas Zona 14 to the Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium, passing through the Obelisk, the vehicular section of Avenida Reforma Zone 10, passing by the Liceo Guatemala on 10th. Avenue.
These are the alternative routes What you can take:
- 27 street of Zone 5
- Lourdes Boulevard
- Vista Hermosa sector towards Colonia 20 de Octubre
- Beautiful View towards Rafael Landívar Boulevard
- Los Próceres Boulevard
- Sections of the 6th. And 7a. Avenue, between zones 1, 4 and 9
Streets closed and alternate routes for Labor Day March
In Guatemala, like in other parts of the world, the Labor Day May 1. In our country it is tradition that the main unions and worker organizations carry out a march that begins in Zone 5 and crosses Zone 4 to end in Zone 1.
For this Tuesday, people are expected to gather from 6:00 am in front of the El Muñecón monument in Zone 5 of Guatemala City. The march will begin around 7:00 am, starting from the monument and traveling along 26th Street and passing through the Olympic Bridge towards 6th Street. and 7a. Avenida de la Zona 1, finally arriving at the Plaza de la Constitución. It is estimated that people will remain in this square from 12:00 to 14:00.
Alternative routes What you can take:
- La Paz Causeway
- Rafael Landívar Boulevard
- Austrian Boulevard
- Boulevard The Assumption
- Marti Street
- Elena Avenue
- Bolivar Avenue
- Liberation Boulevard
The authorities have also indicated that in previous years the march has reached the Congress of the Republic or the Constitutional Court.
Changes in the Transmetro service and Tu Bus route
Due to the march, the Line 1 of the Transmetro It will operate irregularly during the morning, waiting for activity to normalize in the afternoon. Likewise, the route 5 of Your Bus It will also have changes during the morning, because it is through this area that these buses circulate.
To find out in detail how both routes will be working, you can join the Transmetro WhatsApp channel by clicking on this link or visit their social networks.
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