Disruptions to traffic for the El Corte Inglés Fun Run

05/05/2023 - 11:14 h

The first traffic restrictions start at 5 am.

The run is on Sunday, 7 May, from 9 am to 11.30 am.

Traffic restrictions will apply in all streets making up the route:

Avinguda Diagonal (central road surface in both directions next to El Corte Inglés Diagonal) – Plaça de Francesc Macià (side nearest the sea) – Avinguda Diagonal (all lanes in the central road section) – Plaça del Cinc d’Oros (side nearest the sea) – Passeig de Gràcia (four lanes in the centre of the road) – Carrer d’Aragó (three lanes, side nearest the sea) – Carrer de Viladomat – Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, central road section (three lanes, side nearest the sea) – Plaça de Tetuan – Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, central road section (three lanes, side nearest the sea) – Carrer de la Marina (three lanes on the side nearest the Llobregat) – Carrer d’Ausiàs Marc – Ronda de Sant Pere – Plaça de Catalunya.

Traffic diversions will also apply at some points of the route, before and after the event, to allow for assembly and dismantling. Most of the diversions will be around the start and finish lines, starting at 5 am on the morning of the run.

Parking prohibition

Parking will be prohibited in Carrer de Viladomat, between Carrer d’Aragó and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (side nearest the Llobregat), from 9 pm on 5 May to 1 pm on Sunday.

The same applies from 6 pm on 6 May to 1 pm on Sunday in:

  • Ausiàs Marc, between Marina and Sicília (side nearest the sea)
  • Ausiàs Marc, between Sicília and Nàpols (side nearest the mountain)
  • Ausiàs Marc – Nàpols (reserved for motorcycles on the side nearest the sea)
  • Ausiàs Marc, between Roger de Flor and Pg. Sant Joan (side nearest the sea)
  • Ausiàs Marc – Pg. Sant Joan (reserved for motorcycles on the corner nearest the sea – Besòs)
  • Pl. Catalunya (side nearest the mountains, both sides), including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Catalunya (side nearest the Llobregat) both sides, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Catalunya (side nearest the mountains) – Ronda de Sant Pere, corner nearest the sea – Besòs, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Catalunya (side nearest the Besòs), both sides of the street
  • Rda. Sant Pere, between Pl. Urquinaona and Pl. Catalunya, both sides of the street, including motorcycles on the pavement

Also, in Plaça de Francesc Macià (side neares the sea – Besòs), at the taxi rank, from 6 am to 1 pm on Sunday.

Immobilisation of vehicles

Any vehicles which remain parked in the streets around the route, despite the signage indicating the prohibition, will be immobilised during the event, from 6 am to 1 pm in:

  • Pl. Francesc Macià, side nearest the sea – from Josep Tarradelles to Comte d’Urgell, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pg. Gràcia, side nearest the Llobregat, between Av. Diagonal and Aragó, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Aragó, from Rbla. Catalunya to Pl. Letamendi, side nearest the sea, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Letamendi, side nearest the Besòs
  • Pl. Letamendi, side nearest the Llobregat
  • Aragó, side nearest the sea, from Pl. Letamendi to Casanova, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Viladomat, from Aragó to Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, both sides, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Diputació, between Pg. Gràcia and Viladomat, both sides, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (side nearest the Besòs – sea) – Bailèn, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Marina, road surface nearest the Llobregat, from Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes to Ausiàs March, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Ausiàs March, from Marina to Pl. Urquinaona, both sides, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Casp, between Pg. Gràcia and Marina, both sides, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Urquinaona, side nearest the mountains, both sides, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Bergara, both sides, from Balmes to Pl. Catalunya, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Catalunya, road surface Besòs-sea, including motorcycles on the pavement
  • Pl. Catalunya, road surface Besòs, as from 5 am

Circulation in opposite direction

Traffic will be able to circulate in the opposite direction as from 8.30 am in:

  • Diputació, from Viladomat to Villarroel
  • Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, side nearest the sea, between Marina and Sardenya (vehicles coming out of car parks to exit in the opposite direction)
  • Casp, between Marina and Girona in the direction of the Llobregat. Traffic in the section between Pg. Gràcia and Girona will circulate in the usual direction.