Tirana Marathon 'paralyzes' Tirana, here are the roads that will be blocked on Sunday

2026-11-13 10:58:00 / AKTUALITET ALFA PRESS

Tirana Marathon 'paralyzes' Tirana, here are the roads that will be

Tirana will host the tenth edition of the Tirana Marathon this Sunday, November 15. For the development of the sporting activity, the Municipality of Tirana, in cooperation with the State Police, has drafted a plan of measures that foresees restrictions on vehicle traffic on a significant part of the capital's roads.

According to the published plan, the traffic restrictions will begin at 08:00 and will last until 16:00. During this time, there will be blockages and diversions on the main axes of the city, to make room for the marathon.

Roads where traffic will be restricted

The blockades will include "Mother Teresa" Square, "Martyrs of the Nation" Boulevard, "Gjergj Filipi" Street, "Papa John Paul II" Street, "Ismail Qemali" Street, "George W. Bush" Street, "Urani Pano" Street, "Ismail Ndroqi" Street and "Abdi Toptani" Street.

There will also be restrictions on "Zogu I" Boulevard, New Boulevard, "Ded Gjo Luli", "Durrës", "Kavajës", "Myslym Shyri", "Ibrahim Rugova" and "Lek Dukagjini" streets.

The blockages will also extend to parts of the "Zhan D'Ark", "Bajram Curri" and "Gjergj Fishta" boulevards, as well as to segments of the Middle Ring Road, the streets "Luigj Gurakuqi", "Dibra", "Barrikadave", "Mine Peza", "Vaso Pasha", "Sami Frashëri" and "Abdyl Frashëri".

For traffic management, forced directions have also been provided at several intersections, including those near Elbasani Street, “Jean D'Ark” Boulevard, Dibra Street, “Hoxha Tahsim” Street, “Zogu I” Boulevard and the “21 Dhjetori” intersection.

Changes also in urban transport lines

Due to the congestion, the routes of several public transport lines in the capital will also change.

Lines 1/A and 1/B, 9, 11 and 16 will be temporarily suspended, while other lines will be diverted to alternative routes.

Specifically, line 2 will be diverted to "Wilson" Square, lines 3 and 15 will have route changes near the "21 Dhjetori" intersection, while lines 4 and 5/B will be diverted towards "Karl Topia" Square.

There will also be changes for lines 5/A, 6, 8, 10/A, 12/A, 12/B and 13, which will use alternative routes depending on the blocked segments.

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