The mayor of Cartagena has dictated the traditional side on reorganization of traffic both in the urban area of ​​the city and in neighborhoods and councils where processions or processions of Holy Week are held, a side that also includes a series of measures relating to special schedule of bus lines and operation of cafeteria terraces and night tables, as well as the consumption of alcohol on public roads or the transfer of taxi stops.
The rules that collects the side are the following:
RESTRICTIONS IN THE URBAN AREA DURING THE DAY 23 OF MARCH, FRIDAY OF DOLORES
Early morning: From 01:00 hours, on the occasion of the Procession of Christ the Help, the following streets will be cut to traffic: Concepción, San Ginés Square, San Francisco, Campos, San Miguel, Aire, San Sebastián Square, Honda, Plaza San Francisco, Arc de la Caridad, San Vicente, Plaza Del Sevillano, Serreta, Caridad, Plaza de Risueño and Calle Duque.
Tomorrow: On the occasion of the Offering of the Ounce of Gold to the Patron of the City, Our Lady Most Holy Virgin of Charity, from 11.00 am the streets of Jara, Campos, Plaza San Francisco, Serreta and Caridad will be cut to traffic .
Afternoon and evening: On the occasion of the Floral Offering to the Patron of the City, Our Lady Most Holy Virgin of Charity, and the procession of the Via Crucis Processions of the Most Holy Christ of Divine Mercy and of the Most Holy Christ of Mercy and Mary Santísima del Rosario, from 3:00 pm the streets will be cut to traffic: Aire, Cañón, Plaza San Sebastián, Puerta de Murcia, Jabonerías, Tolosa Latour, Carmen, Santa Florentina, Park, Plaza López Pinto, Serreta, Caridad, Plaza de Risueño, Duque, Plaza San Ginés, San Francisco, Campos and Jara streets, Plaza de la Merced and San Diego street.
RESTRICTIONS IN THE URBAN AREA DURING THE HOLY WEEK
As a general rule, from Tuesday, March 20, from 9:00 a.m., in order to carry out the unloading of chairs and the assembly work of boxes, platforms and processional parades, the parking and circulation of vehicles will be prohibited until the completion of the procession of the Risen One, on April 1, in the following streets: Air, Canyon, San Sebastian Square, Gates of Murcia, Carmen, Santa Florentina, Park, Plaza Lopez Pinto, Serreta, Charity, Duke, Plaza San Ginés , San Francisco, Campos and Jara.
Restrictions on the movement of vehicles will be extended in the streets and days indicated below:
DAY 24 MARCH, (SATURDAY OF PASSION)
The following streets: San Diego, Plaza de la Merced (south side), Gloria, Saura, San Diego Subida, Principe de Vergara, General Ordoñez, Muralla del Mar, Vial and zone of the Polytechnic University, Marino Trovero, Paseo Delicias, Plaza from Spain, Menéndez and Pelayo, will be cut momentarily to road traffic, in the late evening of this day, by a series of transfers of processional images of the Marraja and California Brotherhoods.
DAY 27 MARCH (TUESDAY HOLY)
Calle Real, until the entire Agrupación de San Pedro Apóstol has entered the Plaza Castellini.
Prince of Vergara, Canyon and Plaza San Francisco, on the occasion of the Procession of Santiago Apóstol.
The accesses to the car parks of Calle Real and Paseo Alfonso XII, will be the following: The parking of the Plaza del Par will have its entrance on the side of the Plaza de España and the parking of the Marina and Plaza del Rey will be accessed for the Paseo Alfonso XII (Puerto).
DAY 28 OF MARCH (WEDNESDAY SAINT)
It expands the general restrictions of traffic to the streets Jabonerías, San Roque and Carmen.
DAY 30 MARCH (FRIDAY HOLY)
Early morning.- Honda Streets, Charity Arc, Pzas del Risueño, San Diego Rise, Merced Square, San Pedro Wharf Road, Jesus Street, Fishmonger, Nazareno Rise, Delicias Walk, Mompeán Bridge, Trovero Marín, San José Gate, Artillery Adarve, Carlos III Wall (UPCT) and San Diego.
Procession of the Santo Entierro de Cristo.- Calles Soap, Tolosa Latour and Carmen.
DAY 01 APRIL (SUNDAY OF RESURRECTION)
In the morning, Carmen, San Roque and Jabonerías Streets will be cut.
RESTRICTIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND DIPUTATIONS DURING THE HOLY WEEK.
Proceed to cut the circulation and prohibition of parking at the following dates and places, always 2 hours before the indicated, which is the official departure time of the respective processions.
Barrio de Los Dolores.- Palm Sunday, March 25, Liturgical Procession from 11:00 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. and Good Friday, March 30, Procession of the Christ of Health at 11:00 p.m.
Barrio Peral - Los Barreros.- Palm Sunday, March 25, at 10.30 am, from the church of Bº Peral to the church of Los Barreros.
Barrio de San Antón.- Palm Sunday, March 25, processions at 07:00 and 11:00 hours.
Concepción District.- Palm Sunday, March 25, procession from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from El Asilo de las Hermanas de los Pobres in Pio XII street to the Church of the Concepción neighborhood in Calle Mayor.
El Ensanche area.- Thursday, March 22, at 9:00 p.m., Via Crucis Parish of San Juan Bautista (Ronda Ferrol).
Domingo de Ramos, March 25, at 11:30 am procession from Tenor Mario Cruz Square, crossing to Avenida de Murcia, Antón Martín Square, Ronda Ferrol sidewalk and entrance to the Church.
Alumbres.- Friday of Dolores, March 23 and Holy Monday, March 26, at 9:00 pm, in the following streets: Duque, Gloria, Pelayo, Malecón, Canalejas, Trabajo, Estación, Norte y Mayor.
Santa Ana Residential Estate.- Domingo de Ramos March 25, between 12:00 and 12:20 hours, procession with departure from the parish in Millán Street, crossing Venice Avenue and Turin Street.
La Aljorra.- Palm Sunday, March 25, at 12:00 hours, in the following streets: Calle Escuelas, Virgen de los Dolores, Work and Church of La Aljorra.
Holy Wednesday, March 28 and Holy Friday, March 30, at 9:30 p.m., on the following route: Victoria, Albujón, Gaspar, San Juan, Work, Virgen de los Dolores, Carmen, Francisco Bernal, San Antonio, Conciliation and Antonio Pascual
Pozo Estrecho.- Friday of Dolores, March 23, at 8:00 p.m.
Via Crucis de La Loma.
Holy Thursday, March 29, at 9:30 p.m. Procession of Silence.
La Puebla.- Domingo de Ramos, March 25, at 10:30 am and Holy Thursday, March 29, at 8:30 pm, on the following streets: Marqués de la Ensenada, Bretón de los Herreros and Avenida Generalísimo.
The Albujón.- Palm Sunday, March 25, at 12:30 pm, in the vicinity of the Hermitage.
Holy Thursday, March 29 at 8:30 p.m. in the following streets: Hermitage of El Albujón, General Moscardó, Captain Haya, Carretera de La Aljorra and San Juan.
La Palma.- Palm Sunday, March 25, at 11:30 am, on the following streets: Tomás Franco, Antonio Serrano and Plaza Manuel Zamora.
Holy Tuesday, March 27, at 10 pm, in the streets, Diego Meseguer, Ignacio Aznar, Diego Gonzalez, Santa Florentina, Granados, Manuel Bobadilla and Conesa Balanza.
Holy Saturday, March 31, at 04:00 hours, in the streets, Castaño, Ricardo Bellver, José Piqué, Dos de Mayo, Granados and Santa Florentina.
Llano de El Beal.- Palm Sunday, March 25, at 11:00 am, in the following streets: Church, Gravina, Mayor, Segismundo Moret, Progreso, Libertad, Victoria Eugenia, Isaac Peral, Ripoll Captains, crossing RMF -43 to Estrecho San Ginés, Mayor, San Nicolás Square and San Nicolás de Bari Church.
Holy Wednesday, March 28, at 22:00, from the church of Llano del Beal to the parish of the San Ginés Strait.
El Algar.- Friday of Dolores, March 23, at 10:00 p.m.
Vía Crucis, Domingo de Ramos, March 25, at 6:00 p.m., in the following streets: Our Lady of the Llanos Church Square, Martín Solano, Castelar, Apolo Theater Square, Castelar, Martín Solano and Plaza of the church.
Holy Thursday, March 29, at 10.00 pm, in the following streets: Plaza de la Iglesia Nuestra Senora Virgen de los Llanos, Piñero, Castelar and Plaza del Hondo.
Cabo de Palos.- Saturday of Passion, March 17, 7:00 pm Holy Mass and Proclamation of the Holy Week of Cabo Palos, Holy Thursday, March 29, at 8:30 p.m., in the following streets: Paseo del Port, Aurelio Méndez, Sirio, Marín, Rise to the Lighthouse and Paseo de la Barra.
Los Belones.- Good Friday, March 30 at 9:30 p.m., in the following streets: Mayor, Murillo, San Isidoro, Avda de la Fuente, Mayor, San Isidro, Guzmán el Bueno, La Viña, Plaza Santo Ángel and Church.
RESTRICTIONS TO ROLLED TRAFFIC IN THE AFFECTED STREETS, EXCEPT THE PEDESTRIAN ZONE THAT WILL BE REGARDED BY ITS OWN RULES.
General for every day:
From 07:30 to 11:00 hours, the circulation of loading and unloading vehicles, works and public service will be allowed, extending the hours until 3:00 pm to access parking spaces.
The authorizations for the indicated access will be issued in the Planning and Mobility Department of the Local Police, located in Paseo Alfonso XIII, Edificio Regidor.
From 15:00 to 17:00 hours, only access to the Public Service will be allowed.
From 5:00 pm to the end of the procession, access to vehicles will not be allowed, except Emergency Services and emergency situations in accordance with the provisions of the EMSA Plan.
From the end of the parades until 07:30 hours, only authorized vehicles will be allowed.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS FOR RAMOS SUNDAY, HOLY WEDNESDAY, HOLY THURSDAY, HOLY FRIDAY AND RESURRECTION SUNDAY.
These days the ban on road traffic will be total from 9.00 until the Procession of each day.
PEATONALIZED AREA.
The entry and exit of vehicles (residents and authorized only) to the pedestrian zone will be until 3:00 pm and, in any case, it will not be possible to circulate in this zone when less than 4 hours remain for the beginning or the end of the Procession. .
However, for security reasons, the final decision of step will be determined by the Local Police Services Coordinator.
WITHDRAWAL OF VEHICLES TO MUNICIPAL DEPOSIT.
By virtue of the Law on Traffic, Movement of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety, at the moment of the circulation cut, the vehicles that are parked in the itinerary that will be occupied by the Procession may be reported and removed by the municipal crane. .
PROCESSION OF SILENCE.
On March 29, Holy Thursday, on the occasion of the Procession of Silence, the lighting should be turned off both the public and the shops included in the itinerary of the same and during the passage of it.
ACTIONS IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES.
During the festivities, the Municipal Emergency Plan for Holy Week, (EMSA Plan), which includes evacuation zones, strategically installed, will be kept on the Processions route, which must be free of obstacles that prevent communication between the inside of the Procession and the outer perimeter.
Also for security reasons should be free of chairs and people, during the departure and collection of the Processions, the area of ​​street Air in front of the Door of the Church of Santa Maria, by the possible slide of thrones in the " Ramp "due to failure of the drag elements of the same.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
Holy Wednesday, March 28, and Good Friday, March 30, the schedule of Urban Buses will be extended until the conclusion of the Processions.
The itinerary of the Icue-Bus is suspended in the area included in the Processions itinerary, eliminating the stops of San Diego, Gisbert and Caridad streets, and establishing others at the intersections of Calle Real with Calle Castellini and Calle Real with Tolosa Latour.
The Taxi Stop of the Plaza de la Merced will be affected on Saturday, March 24, starting at 8:00 pm, on the occasion of Transfers of Processional Images of the Marraja and California Confraternities.
The early morning of Friday, March 30, will be canceled on the occasion of the Procession of the Meeting.
The Taxi Stop of the Plaza de San Francisco intersection with San Francisco Street, will be canceled during the entire Holy Week, from March 23 to April 1, moving it to the Plaza de San Francisco (west side).
PROLONGATION OF THE HOURS OF TERRACES AND CANDLES.
In line with the Order of the Ministry of the Presidency of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, of March 2018, by which the closing hours are temporarily extended to certain establishments belonging to the Hospitality Industry Guild and in accordance with the Employment Ordinance of the Public Road for Uses of Hospitality and Facilities of Seasons in Beaches, the schedule of the terraces and watchmen authorized in the public way of bars, cafeterias and restaurants is also extended, until the hour established for its closing by the aforementioned Order, except that they are in the itineraries of the processions and in the space of passage of the same that must be removed one hour before the passage of the procession.
CONSUMPTION OF BEVERAGES IN THE PUBLIC PATH AND HUMAN CONCENTRATIONS THAT INTERFERE PASSIONAL DEFILE.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is recalled that the Local Police may seize the alcoholic beverages consumed on public roads outside the authorized terraces and punish those who consume or dispense them for this purpose.
The Security Forces and Forces may limit the circulation or presence of the public for the benefit of peaceful coexistence and prevention of alterations of order, as provided for in the legislation.
Also, for obvious security reasons, the Security Forces are authorized to use police and municipal vehicles as mobile barriers on the roads and pedestrian zones where it is deemed convenient to prevent risk situations.
URGENT INFORMATION OR IN EMERGENCIES.
It is recalled that in any emergency situation, the Local Police will immediately inform about their Social Networks profiles, in order to provide accurate and fast information.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena