Port Hercule will host the 51st Critérium Cycliste de Monaco on Sunday 22nd March, with the race route running through route de la Piscine, avenue J.F. Kennedy and boulevard Albert Ier. A village for the event will be set up on quai Albert Ier.
The Prince’s Government has announced the following road and parking restrictions in connection with the event.
Road closures
From Saturday 21st March at 23:00 until Sunday 22nd March at 18:30, traffic on boulevard Albert Ier will be restricted to the service road only, and the uphill lanes of quai Antoine Ier between route de la Piscine and boulevard Albert Ier will be closed entirely.
On Sunday 22nd March from 06:30 to 18:30, the following roads will be closed to traffic: the darse Sud, route de la Piscine, avenue J.F. Kennedy, and quai des États-Unis between the restricted access zone and its junction with route de la Piscine. A one-way system will also be in operation from the start of quai Antoine Ier, after the Rocher Noghès tunnel, through to the esplanade des pêcheurs.
Parking restrictions
From Saturday 21st March at 23:00 until Sunday 22nd March at 18:30, parking will be prohibited on quai Antoine Ier between the Rocher-Noghès tunnel and the quai Antoine Ier car park, the entirety of boulevard Albert Ier, route de la Piscine, appontement Jules Soccal, the darse Sud, virage Louis Chiron, and quai des États-Unis between the restricted access zone and its junction with route de la Piscine.
Bus services
On Sunday 22nd March from 06:30 to 18:30, CAM urban bus services will be affected. The Stade Nautique and Princesse Antoinette stops will operate in-lane rather than at their usual positions. Line 1 will be diverted via rue Grimaldi and the Dorsale, rejoining its normal route at the Portier stop. The Kennedy and Auditorium Rainier III stops will not be served during this period.
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