For the passage of the pink caravan, scheduled for the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia, ‘Riccione – Cento’, some restrictions on road traffic will be necessary in the municipal area of Rimini. The closure of State Road 16 and State Road 9 is expected for a few hours on the morning of May 17th starting from 10.30 am. The details were defined in a meeting in the Prefecture, with all the authorities, and the representatives of the municipalities of the Province where the Giro d’Italia passes. Present for the Municipality of Rimini were the traffic councilor Juri Magrini, the Local Police Commander Andrea Rossi, accompanied by some collaborators.
. The route of the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia in the Rimini area
The official start of the race is set for 1pm from Riccione. The athletes will enter Rimini from the seafront via G. D’Annunzio, and will walk along the seafront of Viale Principe di Piemonte. Having reached the roundabout with via Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto, the pink caravan will continue on this road in the mountain direction, up to via Losanna, where it will turn right in the direction of Ravenna. The athletes will travel along via Losanna until the roundabout at the intersection with via Costantinopoli, from where, turning left, they will head towards the state road 16. From there, they will enter the state road, in the direction of Ravenna, covering it all the way, until the roundabout with the state road 9 (via Emilia), from where they will then continue in the direction of Santarcangelo.
. Traffic restrictions and alternative routes
The Rimini area will be involved in the passage of the pink caravan for approximately 3 and a half hours on the morning of Friday 17 May. Traffic restrictions are foreseen in the time slot from 10.30am until the end of the race, scheduled for approximately 1.50pm.
In this period of time the crossing of State Road 16 will be guaranteed with identified routes. In fact, the state road can always be crossed in the direction of Mare Monte and vice versa, with the exception of two fundamental moments, which are the passage of the cars of the advertising caravan – scheduled for 11.30 am – and subsequently the passage of the athletes, scheduled from 1 pm: 08.
Traveling on state road 16, in the directions Rimini – Ravenna and vice versa, will therefore not be permitted for the entire time from 10.30am until the end of the race. But the state road can be crossed in the direction of the sea and mountain and vice versa, in 4 roundabouts presided over by local police officers, which are: Varisco/Rosmini (fire brigade roundabout); Covignano; ‘Valentini’ roundabout (access to the Padulli district from via Tosca); and Via della Fiera/Red Grotto. The 2 underpasses of Rodriguez and Marecchiese streets will always remain passable.
For those traveling along State Road 72, heading towards San Marino-Rimini, a lane will be reserved to reach via Montescudo and the underpass of via Rodriguez.
However, the two Befane and Via Coriano/Montescudo roundabouts will remain completely closed (from 10.30am until the end of the race), and will remain closed to vehicular traffic in all directions..
