The transport on the main avenues of Baku will be restricted because of the Islamic Games
Baku/08.05.17/Turan: Baku Transport Agency and the Metropolitan Traffic Police announced the order of traffic in the days of the opening and closing of the Islamabad on May 12 and 22. The ceremonies will be held at the Baku Olympic Stadium. On the afternoon of May 12 and 22, traffic will be completely stopped on Heydar Aliyev Avenue - from the Excelsior Hotel to Sabunchi.
Also, traffic will be blocked on Neftchilar Avenue - from Azneft Square to Yusif Safarov Street.
Spectators will be able to get to the stadium by metro and express buses. On the opening day from 6 pm to 9 pm, and the closing day, from 17:00 to 20:00, buses will be sent to the stadium from the metro stations "January 20", "Ganjlik" and "Gara Garaev." Upon completion of the ceremonies on the same routes, viewers will be able to return to the nearest Metro station "Koroglu", from where the trains will follow with an interval of two minutes. The bus and metro will be free for the spectators.
The taxi will not be allowed to approach the stadium. Also, private parking will not be allowed near the stadium. In connection with the closure of Heydar Aliyev and Neftyanikov prospectuses, from 17:00 the buses on routes NN1 and 13 will be suspended. -06D--
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