'Giro d'Italia' comes to Albania for the first time, here's how vehicle traffic changes in the capital

2025-05-05 18:41:15Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
'Giro d'Italia' comes to Albania for the first time, here's
Giro d'Italia Grande Partenza 2025


Albania becomes the epicenter of international sport! From May 9 to 11, 2025, the most prestigious cycling race in Europe, the Giro d'Italia, will start for the first time from our country, writing a new chapter in our sporting and tourist history.

Three fascinating stages – Durrës, Tirana and Vlora – will host this spectacular challenge, where 180 professional cyclists, among the world's greatest champions, will compete on our roads, to the rhythm of adrenaline and Albanian beauty.

The race starts at "Skënderbej" Square in Tirana, on May 9th at around 1:30 PM, to continue along the route and conclude at "Mother Teresa" Square, where cyclists are expected to arrive around 6:00 PM.

This event is not just a sports competition – it is a big window to show Albania to the whole world: a country that combines natural beauty with hospitality, history and the energy of a nation that is always moving forward.
To guarantee the organization at the highest level, the Municipality of Tirana, in cooperation with the Municipal Police and the State Police, have drafted a special plan of measures for the smooth running of all the activities foreseen.

How does vehicle traffic change:

1. Prohibition of vehicle circulation in the framework of the progress of the major activity "Giro d'Italia Grande Partenza 2025", during the first three tours held in the territory of the Republic of Albania, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, on 09.05.2025, along the entire itinerary of the first Stage, specifically on the roads:

- Road "SH3 (Gracen village to Teg roundabout)";

- "Teg" roundabout to "Sauk" roundabout, - "Elbasanit" street, "Bajram Curri" Blvd., "Ali Shefqeti" street, "Alajdin Frashëri" street; - "Rexhekrit" street, "Sh54" street — "Unaza Madhe", "Sotir Çaci" street;

- "Xhanfize Keko" Street, "Arkitekt Kasemi" Street, "Jean D'Ark" Blvd. and "Dëshmorët e Kombit" Blvd.
1.1. The route of the urban lines will be diverted as follows: - Line No. 2 "Teg — Sauk i Vjetër — Zoo

- "Former Train Station" will divert to "Willson" Square to "Sami Frashëri" Street. - Line No. 5/a "Former Autotractor Plant - Center", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 8 "Center - New Sauk - Teg/Old Sauk/Sanatorium", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 9 "Student City - Jordan Misja" (segment a; segment b), is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 10 with branches: branch 10/a "Marteniteti i Ri - Center", branch 10/b "Mihal Grameno - Center" and branch: 10/c "Shkozë Roundabout - former Aviation Field" is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 11 "Porcelain, temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 13 "Tirana e Re" will divert to "Willson" Square on "Sami
Frashëri" Street.

- Line No. 16 "Green Line", temporarily suspended

- Line No. 13 -Tirana - Baldushk - Tirant, is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 1 -Tirana - Petrelë - Tirana", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 3 "Tirana - Farkë-Tirana", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 9 "Tirana - Bërzhitë - Tirana, is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 5 "Tirana - Dajt - Tirana, is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 16/2 "Tujan", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 16/7 "Lanabregas", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 11 "Tirana - Krrabë - Tirana", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 14/11 "Vrap", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 15 "Tirana - Shëngjergj - Tirana, is temporarily suspended.

1.2 Prohibition of vehicle traffic, with the exception of vehicles in service of the event, from 08:00 to 18:00, on 09.05.2025, on "Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit" street, the segment of the road behind the "Palace of Culture" as well as inside the "former Guard of the Republic".

1.3 Vehicle circulation will take place on the following road segments:

- On the "Great Ring" of the city, "Perlat Rexhepi" street, "Abdyl Frashëri" street, "Ismail Qemali" street and "Ali Demi" street.

2. Prohibition of vehicle traffic, from 08:00 to 18:00, on 10.05.2025, along the entire itinerary of the second stage, specifically on the roads:

- At "Skënderbej" Square, "Urani Pano" Street, "Ded Gjo Luli" Street, "Ibrahim Rugova" Street, "Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit" Street, "Gjergj Fishta" Blvd, "Muhamet Gjollesha" Street, "Bajram Curri" Blvd, "Ibrahim Rugova" Street, "Lek Dukagjini" Street, "Dervish Hima" Street and on "Elbasani" Street.

2.1. The route of movement of urban lines will be diverted as follows:

- Line No. 1/a "Selitë - Kristal - Center - former Train Station - Allias", line no. 1/b, "Kodra e Diellit - Kristal - Center - former Train Station - Allias", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 2 "Old Teg Sauk Zoo - Former Train Station", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 3 "Kashar" (1 clockwise branch; 1 counterclockwise branch; 2 branch), is temporarily suspended.

- Line No.4 "Center - QTU - Megatek - City Park" is diverted to "Karl Topia" square

- Line No. 5/a "former Autotractor Plant - Center", is temporarily suspended. - Line No. 5/b "Institute - Center" is diverted to "Karl Topia" square.

- Line No. 6 "Laprakë" is diverted to "Karl Topia" square

- Line No. 8 "Center - New Sauk - Teg/Old Sauk/Sanatorium" is diverted to the Faculty of Economics.

- Line No. 9 "Student City - Jordan Misja" (segment a; segment b) is diverted to the Faculty of Economics.

- Line No. 10 with branches: branch 10/a "Marteniteti i Ri - Center", branch 10/b "Mihal Grameno - Center" and branch: 10/c "Shkozë Roundabout - former Aviation Field".

- Line No. 12 "Uzina Dinamo e Re - Sharre", is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 13 "Tirana e Re" (clockwise / counterclockwise), is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 15 "Kombinat - Kinostudio / Tufine (branch 1 "Kombinat - Kinostudio" / branch 2 -Kombinat - Tufine"), is temporarily suspended.

- Line No. 16 "Green Line" (clockwise / counterclockwise), is temporarily suspended. 2.2. Vehicle circulation will be as follows:

-On the streets "Ibrahim Rugova" to "Perlat Rexhepi" street, "Abdyl Frasheri" street, "Ismail Qemali" street, "Papa Gjon Pali II" street, and on the street "Dervish Hima".

3. Prohibition of vehicle traffic and release of parking from 06:00 on 9.05.2025, until 23:00 on 10.05.2025, on the streets within the former Republic Guard. Abdyl Frasheri Street, "Urani Pano", the street behind the Palace of Culture for the purpose of parking vehicles available for the event and the segment of Blv "Zogu I" from the intersection with "Dervish Hatixhe" Street to the intersection with "Urani Pano" Street.

4. The circulation of emergency vehicles and State Police will continue normally on all the above road segments.


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