Metrorex announces the traffic deviation in 1 Mai area

Bucharest, August 14, 2024

Metrorex announces road traffic restrictions, scheduled to take effect on August 24, 2024, in the 1 Mai area. The traffic restriction measure is imposed by the works plan for the connection with the current 1 Mai station on the alignment of the future M6 Metro Line, South Section, as part of the contract “Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai-Otopeni). Design and Build – Civil Works for Lot 1.1: 1 Mai-Tokyo”.

The traffic deviation plan is approved in accordance with the legislation in force.
The approval is valid from August 10, 2024 to November 15, 2024. Any possible changes along the way will be announced in an updated notice. The traffic restriction will start at the intersection Calea Griviței – Ion Mihalache Blvd., with the following detours:
– for the direction from Șoseaua Chitilei Road and Bucureștii Noi Blvd., the alternative will be the route Carpați Street – Mircești Street – Caransebeș Street;
– for the direction from Ion Mihalache Blvd. and Calea Griviței, for the exit from the capital, the alternative will be the route Clăbucet Street – Aviator Popișteanu Street – Soveja Street – Constanța Bridge;
Until the works commence, new operating diagrams will be prepared for the traffic light systems at the intersection of Calea Griviței with Mureș Street and Ion Mihalache Blvd. and Clăbucet Street. Road signage will be done in compliance with the legislation in force. In order to ensure the flow of vehicles on the detour routes, a tonnage restriction of 3.5 tons will be imposed in the direction from Șoseaua Chitilei Road and Bucureștii Noi Blvd., except STB, according to the approved traffic plan. Pedestrians will have to cross at the existing crossings at the ends of the restricted road section. The preparatory operations for the traffic diversion will be carried out with the support and under the supervision of the Traffic Police.

“Public transport in the 1 Mai area will improve considerably with the benefits of a new metro line. The M6 Metro Line, another major project in the development of the Bucharest metro network, will increase the mobility of the population in the capital and Ilfov. We would like to thank in advance all the residents in the area of the M6 Metro Line works for their understanding. Great projects are built through great efforts, with the participation of all those who will benefit from them. This is why we appeal to the goodwill of traffic participants and residents and we are concerned that the inconvenience caused should be kept to a minimum”, says the Metrorex General Director, Mariana Miclăuș.
The M6 Metro Line will provide a direct link from North Railway Station (Gara de Nord) to the Otopeni International Airport. It will have a route of 14.2 km and will comprise 12 metro stations: Pajura, Expoziției – Pajura, Piața Montreal, Gara Băneasa, Aeroport Băneasa, Tokyo, Washington, Paris, Bruxelles, Otopeni, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă.
“Bucharest International Airport Rail Access Link Project (Metro Line 6. 1 Mai – Otopeni)” is a project of public utility, of national importance, according to Government Decision no. 496/2017, as ameneded, which ensures the mobility needs of the people through the development of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).