Alhama de Murcia road closures as the La Vuelta Tour of Spain race passes through on September 3
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The RM-2 motorway will be closed on Sunday while the Tour of Spain riders make their way towards Alhama
On Sunday September 3 the 9th stage of cycling’s Tour of Spain passes through the town and municipality of Alhama de Murcia on its way from Cartagena to Caravaca de la Cruz, with the accompanying horde of publicity and sponsors’ trucks stopping in Alhama at 11.45 alongside the Jardín de los Patos.
The visit of the peloton and the publicity trucks is likely to attract numerous visitors to the route and the town centre, but at the same time it makes it necessary for certain roads and streets to be closed to the public for some time, and the Town Hall has issued the following warning of the throughfares affected:
In Alhama de Murcia
Car park of La Constitución: no entry or exit between 11.00 and 15.00.
Bus stop: The location changes to Avenida Ginés Campos between 10.00 and 16.00.
Avenida Cartagena and Avenida Juan Carlos I (from the junction with Avenida de La Constitución to the junction with Calle Doctor Sabín): no parking from 8.00 to 15.00.
Avenida de la Constitución and Avenida Juan Carlos I: the publicity trucks visit from 11.45 to 12.15.
Streets closed from 12.00 until the race has passed through: Avenida Cartagena, Avenida Juan Carlos I (from the Jardín de Los Patos to the junction with Calle Doctor Sabín), Avenida de La Constitución, Avenida Constantino López, Avenida Sierra Espuña and nearby streets.
In the village of El Berro
No parking from 10.00 to 16.00 in the following: Plaza Mayor, Calle Mayor (from Plaza Mayor to the southern end of the village), Calle Mirador, Calle del Cura, Calle San Miguel, Calle Juan Bautista (from the school to Calle San Miguel), Calle Juan Pedro Sánchez Puerta.
Streets closed from 12.30 until the race has passed through: Calle Juan Bautista, Calle del Cura, Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor and nearby streets.
Roads closed while the race passes through: RM-2 motorway, RM-608, RM-515, Carretera Fuente Alta, Carretera La Perdiz and C-25.
PLEASE NOTE ALL TIMINGS ARE APPROXIMATE AS THEY DEPEND ON RACING SPEED.
Within the municipality of Alhama de Murcia the route of the stage is as follows: RM-2, RM-608, Avenida Cartagena, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Avenida Constitución, Avenida Constantino López, Avenida Sierra Espuña, RM-515, Carretera Fuente Alta, Carretera La Perdiz, Carretera Fuente Alta, Calle Juan Bautista, Calle del Cura, C Mayor, Plaza Mayor, C-25, RM-515.
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