On Wednesday, May 1, public meetings combined with processions are announced in the center of the capital. Buses and trams will run on changed routes, the capital city hall announced.
The first two assemblies and May 1st marches were announced for 11 a.m. Participants of the assembly that will begin at the de Gaulle roundabout, they will pass through the following streets: Nowy Świat, Świętokrzyska, Mazowiecka, Królewska and they will get there pl. Grzybowski. The assembly will begin at the same time Defilad Squarefrom where participants will start the route: Świętokrzyska, Kopernika, in front of the building at 36/40 Kopernika.
“During this time, there may be difficulties in the operation of trams on Aleja Jerozolimskie and on the Poniatowskiego Bridge (lines 7, 9, 22, 24) and on Marszałkowska (lines 4, 15, 18, 35, 36), which will bypass the closed section along Aleja Jana Pawła II. There will be bus routes on the detours 107, 111, 116, 128, 175, 180, 503, 518 and 520” – said the Municipal Transport Authority.
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May 1st will be the busiest place de Gaulle roundabout. As soon as the participants of one meeting start walking along the Royal Route towards the square. Grzybowskiego, participants of the next meeting will appear at the roundabout and from there they will go towards the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Al. Ujazdowskie.
And at noon the participants of the next assembly with They will go to the Little Insurgent Monument in Traugutt Park.
These marches will cause changes in the routes of buses traveling along the Royal Route: 100, 116, 178, 180, 503, 518. Buses will bypass the closed section through Andersa Street, pl. Bankowy and Senatorska; except 518for which the detour was marked by Stawki, Jana Pawła II and al. Solidarity.
Line buses 100 towards the Central Station from the intersection Anielewicza/Świętojerska/Andersa will go through Andersa, pl. Bankowy, Senatorska, Nowy Przejazd, al. Solidarności, Śląsko-Dąbrowski Bridge and continue along your route.
After the opening of Bonifraterska Street, detours for buses on the line will be shortened 116, 178 and 503which, when going south, will join the changed routes only from the intersection with Świętojerska (on the other side of Świętojerska they will return to the basic routes).
The next public meeting will start at 1 p.m Constitution Square. Its participants will move through the streets around 2 p.m Marszałkowska and Świętokrzyska Before building of the European Commission Representation at Jasna 14/16A. Their march will cause changes in the routes of buses on the following lines: 100, 106, 107, 111, 116, 117, 118, 128, 131, 151, 159, 175, 178, 180, 502, 507, 514, 519, 520, 521, 522, 525.
While passing through Dmowskiego roundabouttram traffic in. will be stopped Al. Jerozolimskie. At this time, tram routes of the lines: 7, 9, 22 and 24 will be divided into two parts. On the left side of the Vistula, trams will reach pStarynkiewicz Square and on the Prague side to Wiatraczna and Aleja Zieleniecka.
Late afternoon, at 5 p.m. during the event at Piłsudski Square The following streets will be closed to traffic: Focha, Królewska from Mazowiecka to Krakowskie Przedmieście, Moliera and Wierzbowo. Bus routes will change: 111, 116, 128, 175, 178, 180 and 503.
Difficulties not only on May 1
May 2 there will be a ceremony of raising the flag of the Republic of Poland on the Clock Tower of the Royal Castle. From 9 a.m., parking spaces on both sides of Podwale Street, from Senatorska to Kapitulna, will be closed. Parking restrictions will remain in force until the end of the celebration on Friday, May 3. On Friday, 3rd of May, the central celebrations of the May Third National Day will take place at Castle Square and Piłsudski Square. Throughout Friday, parking spaces on Królewska Street on the side of the Saski Garden, as well as the parking lot at Teatralny Square, will be excluded from parking. Additionally, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., temporary traffic closures are possible on the following streets: Podwale, from Senatorska to Kapitulna; Senatorska, from Miodowa to Podwale; Jezuicka; Canonry; Dean's Office; Castle Square. Piłsudskiego Square will also be closed to traffic from 12 to 12:30. On Friday, a parking ban and a sign informing about the possibility of removing the vehicle at the owner's expense will appear on the following streets: Jezuicka, Kanonia, Świętojańska and Piwna.
On May 3, there will be a special car ride “3rd Polonez Rally on the Constitution Day of May 3rd”. At 9 a.m., participants will begin to gather on the Romantic beach in Wawer, and at 1 p.m. they will set off for the parade along the following streets: Rychnowska, Wał Miedzeszyński, Siekierkowski Bridge, Aleja Becka, Wisłostrada and Pułkowa Street up to the city limits.
A public meeting will begin at 12 noon, with participants gathering in front of the seat of the Constitutional Tribunal at al. J. Ch. Szucha 12A. The organizers planned a march: along Szucha Avenue, through Na Rozdrożu Square, Aleje Ujazdowskie, Matejki, Wiejska, Matejki, Aleje Ujazdowskie, Wilcza, Krucza, Nowogrodzka, Mysia, Bracka, Aleje Jerozolimskie, through Dmowski Roundabout, Marszałkowska, through Bankowy Square and then to the square Krasiński family. The event will end at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, May 4, the celebration of International Firefighter's Day will begin in Praga-Północ. Between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., a pilgrimage is planned from the watchtower at Marcinkowskiego 2 through 2 streets: Jagiellońska, Kłopotowskiego, Sierakowski and Floriańska to the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel and Saint Florian Męczennik. The Central Celebration of Firefighter's Day and the Promotion of State Fire Service Officers will take place at Piłsudski Square. Before they start, from 10:20 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., and after they end, from 12:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the fire brigade units will march ceremonially along Wierzbowa Street. During this time, it will be impossible to drive there.
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