'Giro d'Italia' in Albania, how will vehicle traffic be diverted in Tirana

The 'Giro d'Italia' is coming to Albania for the first time.

 The race will have three stages, Durrës, Tirana and Vlora from May 9-11. To guarantee organization at the highest level, a special plan of measures has been drawn up for the smooth running of all the foreseen activities.

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 rounds held in the territory of the Republic of Albania, from 13:00 to 18:00, on 09.05.2025, on the entire itinerary of the first Stage, specifically on the roads:
- Road "SH3 (Gracen village to Teg roundabout)";
- Roundabout "Teg" to roundabout "Sauk", - Road "Elbasanit", Blv. "Bajram Curri", street "Ali Shefqeti", street "Alajdin Frashëri"; - Road "Rexhekrit", street "Sh54" — "Unaza Madhe", street "Sotir Çaci";
* Road "Xhanfize Keko", street "Arkitekt Kasemi", Blv. “Jeanne D'Ark” and Blvd. “Dëshmorët e Kombit”.
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 be diverted 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 “New Marteniteti -Center”, branch 10/b “Mihal Grameno – Center” and branch: 10/c “Shkozë Roundabout – former Aviation Field” is temporarily suspended.
– Line no. 11 “Porcelan”, 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, temporarily suspended.
– Line No. 1 -Tirana – Petrelë – Tiranë”, temporarily suspended.
– Line No. 3 “Tirana – Farkë-Tiranë”, temporarily suspended.
* Line No. 9 “Tirana – Bërzhitë – Tiranë, temporarily suspended.
* Line No. 5 “Tirana – Dajt – Tiranë, temporarily suspended.
* Line No. 16/2 “Tujan”, temporarily suspended.
* Line No. 16/7 “Lanabregas”, 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 city's "Great Ring Road", "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 Skanderbeg 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 Elbasani Street.

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

– Line No. 1/a “Selitë – Kristal – Qendër – former Train Station – Allias”, line no. 1/b, “Kodra e Diellit – Kristal – Qendër – 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 “Qendër – QTU – Megatek – City Park” is diverted to “Karl Topia” square
– Line No. 5/a “former Autotractor Plant – Qendër”, is temporarily suspended. – Line No. 5/b “Institute – Qendër” is diverted to “Karl Topia” square.
* Line No. 6 “Laprakë” is diverted to “Karl Topia” square
* Line No. 8 “Center – Sauk i Ri – 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 – Qender”, branch 10/b “Mihal Grameno – Qender” and branch: 10/c “Shkozë roundabout – former Airport”.
– 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 “Linja e Gjelberg” (clockwise / counterclockwise), is temporarily suspended. 2.2. Vehicle circulation will be as follows:
-On Ibrahim Rugova Street to Perlat Rexhepi Street, Abdyl Frasheri Street, Ismail Qemali Street, Papa John Paul II Street, and Dervish Hima Street.

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 Guard of the Republic. 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.