Streets shut down for car traffic due to upcoming protest in Victoriei Square- see what areas to avoid
Car traffic in Bucharest will be impacted today by the strike which is expected to gather 60,000 people in Victoriei Square to protest against the austerity measures announced by the Government.
You should avoid passing through Victoriei Square, Lascar Catargiu Blvd., Aviatorilor Blvd., Nicolae Balcescu Blvd., Gheorghe Magheru Blvd. Certain streets will be completely shut down for traffic: Soseaua Kiseleff between Arcul de Triumf and Victoriei Square. You will be able to pass through Victoriei Square but only on two lanes on each way both from Aviatorilor Blvd. to Lascar Catargiu Blvd. and Calea Victoriei, and from Lascar Catargiu Blvd. and Iancu de Hunedoara Blvd. to Aviatorilor Blvd.
Poligrafiei Blvd. And Jiului St. will have one lane closed on both ways, same as Aviatorilor Blvd, between Aviatorilor Square and Mircea Eliade Blvd.
If you're coming from the North of Bucharest, you should try one of the following routes:
- Piata Presei Libere - Piata Arcului de Triumf - Bd. Maresal Al. Averescu - Bd. Ion Mihalache - Str. Buzesti - Calea Grivitei - Calea Victoriei
- Piata Presei Libere - Piata Arcului de Triumf - Bd. Maresal Prezan - Piata Charles de Gaulle - Calea Dorobantilor - Bd. Dacia - Piata Romana - Calea Victoriei
For those coming from the South of the city, try out these alternative routes:
-Bd. I.C. Bratianu - Piata Universitatii - Bd. Carol I - Cal. Mosilor - P-ta. Bucur Obor - Sos. Stefan cel Mare - Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara - Pasajul Victoriei
- Bd. I.C. Bratianu - P-ta. Universitatii - Bd. Carol I - Cal. Mosilor - P-ta. Bucur Obor - Sos. Stefan cel Mare - Cal. Dorobantilor - P-ta. Charles de Gaulle
- Bd. I.C. Bratianu - P-ta. Universitatii - Bd. Carol I - P-ta C.A. Rosetti - Str. Dianei - Str. Jean Louis Calderon - Str. Eremia Grigorescu - P-ta. Lahovari - Cal. Dorobantilor - P-ta. Charles de Gaulle
Coming from the East of the city:
- Sos. Mihai Bravu - Pasajul Bucur Obor - Sos. Stefan cel Mare - Str. Barbu Vacarescu - Str. Av. Alexandru Serbanescu - Bd. Aerogarii
- Sos. Mihai Bravu - Pasajul Bucur Obor - Sos. Stefan cel Mare - Calea Dorobantilor - P-ta. Charles de Gaulle
- Sos. Mihai Bravu - Pasajul Bucur Obor - Sos. Stefan cel Mare - Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara - Pasajul Victoriei - Sos. Nicolae Titulescu
For those of you coming from the West of the city:
- Calea Crangasi - Podul Grant - Calea Grivitei - Calea Victoriei
- Calea Crangasi - Podul Grant - Calea Grivitei - Bd. Dacia - P-ta. Romana - Calea Dorobantilor
- Calea Crangasi - Podul Grant - Str. Turda - Bd. Maresal Al. Averescu - Piata Arcului de Triumf - Bd. Maresal Prezan - Piata Charles de Gaulle - Calea Dorobantilor
- Calea Crangasi - Podul Grant - Calea Grivitei - Str. I.G. Duca - Bd. Al.I. Cuza - Str. Dr. Felix - Sos. Nicolae Titulescu - Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara