Traffic restrictions will be introduced across central Athens for the 53rd anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising, with road closures, parking bans and changes to bus and trolleybus services affecting several major routes.

Special traffic restrictions will be implemented in central Athens from today, Sunday 15 November, until Wednesday 18 November, due to events marking the 53rd anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising.

The Attica Traffic Police Directorate has drawn up a series of measures to facilitate traffic throughout the wider city centre, with restrictions to be introduced gradually depending on prevailing conditions.

Road closures and parking restrictions from Sunday 15 November

Stopping and parking will be prohibited, while vehicle traffic will be suspended gradually, depending on traffic conditions, from 6:00 a.m. on Sunday 15 November until 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday 18 November, on the following roads:

• Stournari Street, between Exarchia Square and 3rd September Street.
• 28th October Avenue (Patission Street), between Kodrigktonos Street and Eleftheriou Venizelou Avenue (Panepistimiou), in both directions, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Tositsa pedestrian street.
• Polytechneiou pedestrian street.
• Bouboulinas Street, between Stournari Street and Alexandras Avenue.
• Tzortz Street, between Stournari and Kapodistriou Streets.
• Botasi Street, between Stournari and Kapodistriou Streets.
• Kaningos Street, between Stournari and Chalkokondyli Streets.
• Solomou Street, between 3rd September Street and Exarchia Square.
• Kapodistriou Street, between Botasi and 3rd September Streets.
• Exarchia Square.
• Chalkokondyli Street, between 3rd September Street and Kaningos Square.
• Averof Street, between Patission and Marni Streets.
• Veranzerou Street, between Kaningos and Marni Streets.
• Spyrou Trikoupi Street, between Alexandras Avenue and Exarchia Square.
• Solonos Street, between Ippokratous and Patousa Streets.

Additional traffic restrictions on Tuesday 17 November

On Tuesday 17 November, stopping and parking will be prohibited from 6:00 a.m., while vehicle traffic will be gradually suspended from midday until the conclusion of the commemorative events.

The restrictions will affect the following roads and locations:

• Eleftheriou Venizelou Avenue (Panepistimiou), along its entire length, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Omonia Square.
• Aiolou Street, between Panepistimiou and Stadiou Streets.
• Stadiou Street, along its entire length, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Syntagma Square.
• Vasileos Georgiou I Street, along its entire length.
• Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, along its entire length in both directions, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Akadimias Street, along its entire length, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Alexandras Avenue, along its entire length in both directions, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Gelonos Street, between Dorylaiou and P. Kokkali Streets.
• P. Kokkali Street, between Gelonos Street and Vasilissis Sofias Avenue.
• Dorylaiou Street, between P. Kyriakou Street and Vasilissis Sofias Avenue.
• Vasilissis Amalias Avenue, along its entire length, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Filellinon Street, along its entire length, including intersecting streets as far as the first parallel road.
• Syngrou Avenue, between Athanasiou Diakou Street and Vasilissis Amalias Avenue.
• Panagi Tsaldari Street (Pireos), between Iera Odos and Omonia Square.
• Athinas Street, along its entire length.
• Ermou Street, between Athinas and Panagi Tsaldari (Pireos) Streets.
• Tsocha Street, along its entire length.
• Soutsou Street, between Mavili Square and Tsocha Street.
• Zacharof Street, between Alexandras and Vasilissis Sofias Avenues.
• Kifisias Avenue, between Katechaki and Alexandras Avenues, in the direction of central Athens.
• Mesogeion Avenue, between Katechaki Avenue and Feidippidou Street, in the direction of central Athens.
• Feidippidou Street, between Mesogeion and Vasilissis Sofias Avenues.
• Michalakopoulou Street, between Feidippidou and Spyrou Merkouri Streets, in both directions.
• Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue, along its entire length, in the direction of Kifisia.
• Arditou Street, along its entire length, in the direction of Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue.
• Vasileos Alexandrou Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Ventiri Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Chatzigianni Mexi Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Iridanou Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Papadiamantopoulou Street, between Michalakopoulou Street and Vasilissis Sofias Avenue.
• Aiginitou Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Papadiamantopoulou Street.
• Lourou Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Lampsakou Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Semitelou Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Kerasountos Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.
• Kartali Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Evrou Street.
• Lykaonias Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Evrou Street.
• Angelou Pyrri Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Evrou Street.
• Xenias Street, between Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Michalakopoulou Street.

The above traffic restrictions will be implemented gradually and in accordance with prevailing traffic conditions.

Changes to bus and services

According to a decision by the Athens public transport operator OSY, bus and trolleybus routes and stops will also be modified during the commemorative events.

The Attica Traffic Police Directorate has planned additional measures to facilitate vehicle movement throughout the wider central Athens area.

Police advise drivers to avoid central Athens and the US Embassy

The Hellenic Police have urged motorists to avoid driving or parking near the locations hosting commemorative events, along the route of the annual march and around the US Embassy from Sunday 15 November until Tuesday 17 November.

Drivers are also advised to avoid the wider city centre during this period, both for their own convenience and to prevent further traffic congestion.