LUCCA. Wednesday 8 May, as announced some time ago, the city will be the final stage of the fifth day of the Giro d’Italia on the Genoa-Lucca route. Day on which schools throughout the municipality will remain closed.
The route on the municipal territory
The caravan will arrive from via di Camaiore (provincial road 1 Francigena) in Torre around 5.15pm and will continue on the same road crossing the hamlets of Cappella and Monte San Quirico up to the bridge over the Serchio. From here Borgo Giannotti, via Augusto Passaglia, viale Matteo Civitali, viale Pompeo Batoni, piazza Martiri della Libertà, viale Carlo Del Prete, viale Lazzaro Papi, piazzale Luigi Boccherini and arrival in viale Giosuè Carducci, in front of Campo Balilla.
Prohibitions on the route
In the area of the route up to Piazzale Boccherini the parking ban with removal will be extended from 8.30am on Wednesday 8 May until the competition has completely passed, while total closure to traffic is expected from 2.30pm until the competition has passed.
Prohibitions in service areas
In piazza del Collegio and piazza Santa Maria (historic centre), viale Luporini (from piazzale Boccherini to piazzale Italia excluding places reserved for the Misericordia), via Nieri, via Giuseppe Giusti, piazza Curtatone, via Mazzini, via Montegrappa, via Nazario Sauro, via for Corte Pulia, via Fabio Filzi parking ban with removal from 8pm on Tuesday 7 May until 9pm on Wednesday 8 May.
Prohibitions in the arrival areas
The arrival area consists of Viale Carducci including the car park of the same name, Viale Cavour, Piazzale Ricasoli, Viale Regina Margherita, Piazza Umberto I, Viale della Repubblica, Porta San Pietro. In this area the parking ban with removal will start from 8pm on Tuesday 7 May and will end at 11.59pm on Wednesday 8 May. The transit ban will instead be active from 5.00 am until 11.59 pm on Wednesday 8 May.
Prohibitions in the areas surrounding the arrival area
During the day of May 8th, between 5am and 9pm, only the western lane of the Viale Europa overpass will remain open to traffic, therefore traffic will only be allowed to pass from Sant’Anna, Piazzale Italia, Via Nieri and Viale Europa. in a southerly direction. To do the opposite route it will be necessary to use the San Donato variant and the Viale Città Gemelle overpass. Heavy traffic coming from the south and heading towards Valle di Serchio will be diverted to the Capannori motorway toll booth. In viale Giusti and its side streets the transit ban will last from 5am to 9pm on Wednesday 8 May with the following exceptions: in viale Giusti (between via dei Macelli and via Mazzini), via Nazario Sauro and via per Corte Pulia, traffic will be allowed entry and exit from private areas and the station car park until 11am on Wednesday 8 May. In viale Giusti (between via dei Macelli and via Filzi) and in via Filzi, authorized persons will always be allowed entry to reach private areas.
Schools and market
In agreement with the competent authorities, an order to close schools of all levels throughout the municipality is expected for Wednesday 8 May. The usual Wednesday market in Piazzale Don Baroni will not take place on the same day.
