Disruptions to mobility for the Firefighters’ Run
The run is being held on Sunday, 9 November, at 9 am, with disruptions from 6 am. Vehicles will not be able to circulate anywhere on the route while the run takes place. Traffic will be reestablished once runners pass through each section. People wishing to get around in the areas affected are advised to use the metro.
The 10 km run starts and finishes in Passeig de Picasso, taking in Avinguda del Marquès de l’Argentera, Pla de Palau, Passeig d’Isabel II, Plaça d’Antonio López, Passeig de Colom, Plaça del Portal de la Pau, Passeig de Josep Carner, Plaça de les Drassanes, Avinguda del Paral·lel, Carrer de Rocafort, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Passeig de Sant Joan and the streets of Buenaventura Muñoz, Àvila and Pujades.
The full map is available here.
All circulation will be reestablished on Sunday at 10.45 am, except for Avinguda del Marquès de l’Argentera, Passeig de Circumval·lació, Passeig de Picasso and Passeig de Pujades, from Passeig de Lluís Companys as far as Passeig de Picasso. As from 3 pm, only Avinguda del Marquès d’Argentera (side nearest the mountains) will remain closed.
As from 7 am on Sunday, the road surfaces in some affected streets will be subdivided and traffic circulation reversed on the side nearest the sea in Pla de Palau, Josep Anselm Clavé, Sant Pere Més Baix, Arc del Teatre, Manso-Calàbria, Marquès de Campo Sagrado, Pg. Sant Joan (side nearest the Besòs) and bollards in Princesa-Rec.
Public transport
The bus services to be diverted or have their routes limited between roughly 6 am and 3 pm are: D20, D50, H12, H14, H16, V9, V11, V13, V15, V17, V19, V21, V23, 6, 7, 13, 19, 21, 22, 24, 39, 47, 54, 55, 59, 63, 67, 120, 121, 136 and 141. The red and blue Bus Turístic routes will also be affected.
The H14 and H16 services will also be affected from Saturday too.
Parking
It will not be possible to park in Av. Marquès de l’Argentera (both sides), from Passeig de Picasso to Pla de Palau, from 8 pm on Friday to 4 pm on Sunday.
Neither will parking be possible from 7 am on Saturday to 3 pm on Sunday in:
- Pg. Circumval·lació (side nearest the Besòs, Parc de la Ciutadella pavement), a section of 100 metres from the waste containers of the “Ciutadella skateplaça” to the entrance of the Parc de la Ciutadella.
- Duana (side nearest the Besòs), from General Castaños to Av. Marquès de l’Argentera.
- Pg. Picasso (central road surface), from Princesa to Av. Marquès de l’Argentera (parking lane on the side nearest the Llobregat).
- Comte d’Urgell (side nearest the Besòs), from Comte d’Urgell, 44 (bus-stop and waste containers) to Sepúlveda.
Vehicles that remain parked in these places may be removed by the municipal tow service.
Vehicles parked in the following locations may not be moved between 8 am and 12 noon on Sunday:
- Pg. Circumval·lació (side nearest the Besòs), from Ramon Trias Fargas to the “Ciutadella skateplaça“.
- Pla de Palau (both sides).
- Pg. Isabel II (both sides), from Pla de Palau to Via Laietana.
- Pl. Idrissa Diallo.
- Pl. Correus.
- Pg. Colom (side nearest the mountain), from Fusteria to La Rambla.
- Av. Paral·lel (side nearest the Besòs), from Pl. Drassanes to Vilamarí.
- Floridablanca (side nearest the mountains), from Vilamarí to Comte d’Urgell.
- Comte d’Urgell (side nearest the Besòs), from Floridablanca to Comte d’Urgell, 44 (bus-stop).
- Marina (side nearest the Llobregat), from Gran Via CC to Casp.
- Casp (both sides), from Marina to Pg. Sant Joan.
- Rda. Sant Pere (side nearest the sea), from Pg. Sant Joan to Pl. Urquinaona.
- Pl. Urquinaona (side nearest the Llobregat), from Fontanella to Rda. Sant Pere (inner side of the square).
Vehicles that remain parked in these streets will be immobilised.
Other closures
Work to assemble and dismantle the installations mean that the following traffic closures will also apply:
Saturday, from 8 am:
- Pg. Picasso: restriction of the side lane nearest the Llobregat, from Pg. Pujades to Av. Marquès de l’Argentera, leaving the junction with Princesa open.
- Av. Marquès de l’Argentera: occupation of the bike lane, the parking lane and the bus lane on the side nearest the mountains.
Saturday, from 3 pm:
- Av. Marquès de l’Argentera: occupation of a traffic lane on the side nearest the mountain.
Saturday, at 7 pm:
- Pg. Picasso: closure of the central road surface (both directions) and the side lane nearest the Llobregat, from Av. Marquès de l’Argentera to Princesa.
- Av. Marquès de l’Argentera: between Pla de Palau and Pg. Picasso, only one lane will remain open on the side nearest the sea and the junction with Comerç to access the Estació de França and Pg. Circumval·lació.
- Pg. Circumval·lació and Av. Icària (side nearest the mountain): closed from Ramon Trias Fargas to Av. Marquès de l’Argentera.
- Pg. Pujades (side nearest the mountain): closed from Pg. Lluís Companys to Pg. Picasso.
Sunday, at 4.30 am
- Av. Marquès de l’Argentera: total traffic closure from Pla de Palau to Pg. Picasso.