Formula 1 is back in Catalonia. This week, specifically, from June 21 to 23it is celebrated Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix within Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló.
The desire to give more prominence to Barcelona led the Barcelona City Council and those responsible for the event to organize the ‘Formula 1 Barcelona Fan Festival’a week of free activities which, for the most part, will take place around Plaça Catalunya.
The most notable activity of the festival is the ‘Out on the road’a exhibition scheduled for June 19 at 6:00 pm where F1 drivers will take their cars to circle the city at a maximum speed of 100 km/h and this will be the high point of the event.
This exhibition, as detailed by the Barcelona City Council, will cause restrictions and impacts on mobility throughout the week, at different days and times, depending on the type of vehicle, service and day.
Restrictions on Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia are planned for next week, from Tuesday, June 18 to Thursday, June 20when visitors and neighbors will coexist with the F1 cars that will be displayed on the streets of the Catalan capital.
The road restrictions will mainly affect the private cars and public transport passing through the transversal roads to Passeig de Gràcia, from Aragó Street to Plaza Catalunya, that is: Consell de Cent, Diputació, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Caspe and Ronda Sant Pere.
Cuts will also causeOn Wednesday the 19th, the day of the exhibition, pedestrians (from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm) will not be able to pass through Passeig de Gràcia.
The bicycles and personal mobility vehicles such as scooters, will also not be able to circulate on Passeig de Gràcia on Wednesdays, where applicable, from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
The goods vehicles those who need to park in the area or those going to hotels, will be able to do so until Wednesday, June 19 at 3:00 pm, when access will definitely be cut off until 11:00 pm of the same day
Restrictions for private vehicles
The Restrictions for private vehicles will be extended from June 18 at 4:00 pm to Thursday, June 20 at 6:00 amand affect the following section:
– Ronda Sant Pere and Ronda Universidad (between Pau Claris and Rambla Catalunya)
– Plaça Catalunya (Besòs band and mountain road)
– Passeig de Grècia (between Plaça Catalunya and Gran Via)
– Casp Street (between Passeig de Gràcia and Pau Claris)
– Passeig de Gràcia, between Gran Via and Carrer Aragó, without affecting transversal roads, starting at 10:00 pm
He Wednesday, June 19, the day of the exhibition, the new restrictions will be added For private vehicles on the roads crossing Passeig de Gràcia, from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm:
– Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes (between Rbla. Catalunya and Pau Claris)
– Diputació Street (between Rambla Catalunya and Pau Claris)
– Consell de Cent street (between Rambla Catalunya and Pau Claris)
Effects on public transport
The Bus restrictions will be extended from June 18 at 4:00 pm to Thursday, June 20 at 6:00 am and will affect the following lines, in addition to night, metropolitan and interurban bus lines: D50, H16, V15, 19, 22, 24, 52, 54, 55, 67.
On Wednesday, June 19, the day of the exhibition, new affected bus lines will be added, starting at 11:00 am They will also return to normal on Thursday, June 20 at 6:00. The H12, the X1 and the 7.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
