Extensive road traffic restrictions will come into effect ahead of the 50th Athens Polytechnic Uprising anniversary, to be commemorated with a mass rally across the city center on Friday, November 17, ANA reports.
Road traffic will gradually be restricted until it is closed off entirely on the day, starting at 06:00 on Wednesday morning through 06:00 on Saturday morning along all the central Athens roads followed by the annual commemorative march, including all the streets, squares, and pedestrian walkways around the Athens Polytechnic on Patission Street, the streets at and around Exarchia Square, Omonia Square, Panepistimiou Av., Stadiou Av., Vassileos Georgiou St., Vassilissis Sofias Av., and all the streets around the US Embassy, including Michalakopoulou St., Papadiamantopoulou St. and Alexandras Av.
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