The 10th edition of the Tirana Marathon will take place this Sunday, 15 November. Police have drawn up a plan to divert traffic on several of the city’s main roads during the marathon. Vehicle restrictions will begin at 08:00 and remain in place until 16:00.
Vehicle traffic restrictions
- Restrictions will apply at Mother Teresa Square and along the entire length of Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, as well as on Gjergj Filipi Street, Papa Gjon Pali II Street, Ismail Qemali Street, George W. Bush Street, Urani Pano Street, Ismail Ndroqi Street, Abdi Toptani Street, Zogu I Boulevard, the New Boulevard, Ded Gjo Luli Street, Durrës Road, Kavaja Road and Myslym Shyri Street. Restrictions will also apply on Zhan D’Ark Boulevard from the junction with George W. Bush Street to the junction with Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, on Bajram Curri Boulevard from the junction at the bridge by the Tirana District Court to the Elbasan Road bridge, and on Gjergj Fishta Boulevard from the junction with Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard to the junction at the bridge by the Tirana District Court. Ibrahim Rugova Street and Lek Dukagjini Street will also be affected.
- Restrictions will apply on the Middle Ring Road, except for the section from the bridge by the Tirana District Court to Elbasan Road. They will also apply on Luigj Gurakuqi Street, Dibra Road, Barrikadave Street, Mine Peza Street, Kavaja Road from the bridge by the Technology School to the 21 Dhjetori junction, Vaso Pasha Street, Ismail Qemali Street from the junction with Vaso Pasha Street to Sami Frashëri Street, and Abdyl Frashëri Street from the junction at Wilson Square to Vaso Pasha Street.
- At the junction of Elbasan Road and Zhan D’Ark Boulevard, drivers will be required to turn right and left, respectively.
- At the Dibra Road junction, traffic will be directed towards Barrikadave Street.
- At the Hoxha Tahsim Street junction, traffic will be directed towards Tefta Tashko Koço Street.
- At the junction of Zogu I Boulevard and Fortuzi Street, mandatory turns will be in place while traffic is suspended.
- On Mine Peza Street, mandatory turns will divert traffic away from the closed section of Durrës Road.
- At the 21 Dhjetori junction, mandatory turns will divert traffic away from the closed section of Kavaja Road.
- At the junction of Myslym Shyri Street and Sami Frashëri Street, a mandatory turn will divert traffic away from the section of Myslym Shyri Street leading onto the ring road.
- At the Vasil Shanto junction, mandatory turns will divert traffic away from the closed section of Bajram Curri Boulevard.
- At the junction of Pjetër Bogdani Street and Vaso Pasha Street, mandatory turns will divert traffic away from the section of Pjetër Bogdani Street leading onto Ibrahim Rugova Street.
- At the junction of Abdyl Frashëri Street and Vaso Pasha Street, mandatory turns will divert traffic away from the section of Vaso Pasha Street leading onto Ibrahim Rugova Street.
- At the Adem Jashari Street junction, a mandatory turn will divert traffic away from the section leading onto Ibrahim Rugova Street.
1. Changes to city bus routes
- Routes No. 1/A “Selitë – Kristal – City Centre – Train Station – Allias” and No. 1/B “Kodra e Diellit 2 – Kristal – City Centre – Train Station – Allias” will be temporarily suspended.
- Route No. 2 “TEG – Sauk i Vjetër – Zoo – Former Train Station” will be diverted at Wilson Square.
- Route No. 3 “Kashar – Yzberisht – City Centre” will be diverted at the 21 Dhjetori junction and at Karl Topia Square.
- Route No. 4 “City Centre – QTU – Megatek – City Park” will be diverted at Karl Topia Square.
- Route No. 5/A “Former Tractor Plant – City Centre” will be diverted at the Elbasan Road bridge.
- Route No. 5/B “Institut – City Centre” will be diverted at Karl Topia Square.
- Route No. 6 “Laprakë” will be diverted onto Zogu I Boulevard.
- Route No. 8 “Former Train Station – City Centre – Sauk i Ri / Sauk i Vjetër / Sanatorium – TEG” will be diverted at the Qyteti Studenti roundabout on Elbasan Road.
- Route No. 9 “Qyteti Studenti – Jordan Misja” will be temporarily suspended.
- Route No. 10/A “New Maternity Hospital – City Centre – Former Airfield” will be diverted at the Elbasan Road bridge.
- Route No. 11 “Porcelani” will be temporarily suspended.
- Route No. 12/A “New Dinamo Factory – Sharrë” will be diverted at the 21 Dhjetori junction towards the Vasil Shanto bridge and then on to Pallatet me Shigjeta. The rest of the route will be temporarily suspended. Route No. 12/B “5 Maji – Sharrë” will be diverted from Zogu I Boulevard to the 21 Dhjetori junction, then towards the Vasil Shanto bridge and on to Pallatet me Shigjeta. The rest of the route will be temporarily suspended.
- Route No. 13 “Tirana e Re” will be diverted at Wilson Square, with the other section diverted at Karl Topia Square.
- Route No. 15 “Kombinat – Kinostudio” will be diverted at the junction of Kavaja Road and Muhamet Gjollesha Street, known as the 21 Dhjetori junction. The other section will be diverted at the junction with Barrikadave Street.
- Route No. 16 “Green Line” will be temporarily suspended.
Vehicles used to carry both goods and passengers, specialised work vehicles and passenger transport vehicles will be prohibited from travelling inside the Outer Ring Road from 08:00 to 16:00 on 15 November 2026. City buses will be exempt.
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