Traffic arrangements on Friday in Attica due to the Olympic Torch Relay

Temporary traffic arrangements will take place tomorrow, Friday 26.04.2024, in the areas of the Municipalities of Megarae, Marathon, Lavreotiki, Palaio Faliro, Kallithea and Athens due to events during the handing over and receiving of the Olympic Flame in the context of the XXXIII Olympic Games “PARIS 2024”.

In the center of Athens, the traffic regulations will start to be implemented before 4.00 and until 6.30 in the afternoon.

Which roads will be closed?

In particular, during the morning and afternoon hours tomorrow there will be a gradual and temporary stoppage of traffic along the road sections below, as follows:

• Municipality of Megareo (hours 08:00 – 09:00):

Minos – around the Central Square of Megara (Ceremony) – October 28 – Byzantium.

• Marathon Municipality (hours 09:45΄-11:45΄):

Marathon Lake – near Platia Dim. Papastamou – around Heroes’ Square – Marathon Street – Dimokratis – Marathon Road Start (Ceremony) – Marathon Street (Nea Makri).

• Municipality of Lavreotiki (12:10-13:30):

E.O. Rafina-Lauriou (park) – Kokori Panagioti – Cultural Center of Lavrio – Agia Paraskevi – Kountourioti – Souniou Street – Souniou Archaeological Site (Ceremony).

• Municipality of Palaio Faliro (hours 14:15-14:40):

Posidonos St. – around EUGENIDIOU IDRIMATOS – Iasonos – Amphitheas St.

• Municipality of Kallithea (hours 14:40-15:50):

Katsoni Street – Doirani – Evrypidou – STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTER (Ceremony) – Syggrou Street.

• Municipality of Athens (15:50 – 18:30):

Syngrou St. – Amalia St. – around Syntagma Square – Mitropoleos – Ermou – Athena – around Omonia Square – Stadium – Amerikas – Panepistium – Patision (October 28th) – Alexandra St. – Hippokratous – Akadimias St. – Vas. Sophia – Herodos Atticus – Kallimarmaro (Delivery Ceremony).

The Police appeals to the drivers of vehicles to avoid driving and stopping and parking their vehicles along the mentioned routes of the Olympic Torch Relay and to follow the signals of the traffic controllers.