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CET-Rio sets up special traffic scheme for Flamengo's game at Maracanã
Published on 15/08/2023 - 11:09 | Updated on 14/08/2023 - 20:16
The area around Maracanã will be closed for the Flamengo game - Archive/City of Rio CET-Rio has set up a special traffic plan for the match between Flamengo and Grêmio, this Wednesday (16/8), at 21:30 pm, at Maracanã, for the semifinal of the Copa do Brasil. To accommodate the event, several roads around the stadium will be closed:
From 18pm to 1am:
– Prof. Eurico Rabelo Street
– Viscount of Itamarati Street, between São Francisco Xavier and Prof. Eurico Rabelo streets
– Isidro de Figueiredo Street
– Counselor Olegário Street
– Arthur Menezes Street
– Maracanã Avenue, towards the Center, between São Francisco Xavier Street and Rei Pelé Avenue
From 18:30pm to 1am
– Maracanã Avenue, towards Usina, between São Francisco Xavier Street and Rei Pelé Avenue
– Oduvaldo Cozzi Viaduct, at the entrances to Maracanã Avenue
– Mata Machado Street, between Paula Sousa Avenue and Maracanã Avenue
– Av. Rei Pelé, towards the center, between Rua São Francisco Xavier and the Indian Museum
– Professor Manoel de Abreu Avenue, between São Francisco Xavier Street and Rei Pelé Avenue
– Dona Zulmira Street, between Prof. Manoel de Abreu Avenue and São Francisco Xavier Street
Traffic conditions will be monitored for potential impacts, and traffic light times will be adjusted to improve flow on alternative routes and the region's main traffic corridors. The traffic operation will involve 65 people, including CET-Rio agents and contractors, ten operational vehicles and 12 motorcycles. Thirteen variable message panels will also be used to inform about the closure times and alternative routes.
Alternative routes
Coming from the Center and South Zone
– To Tijuca: use the Paulo de Frontin and Satamini routes or follow the Praça da Bandeira, Rua Pará/Rua Paraíba and Rua Mariz e Barros
– For Vila Isabel and Grajaú: use the routes above and then Rua Major Ávila and Rua Felipe Camarão
– For the Greater Méier region: use the Visconde de Niterói Street route
Coming from Tijuca, Grajaú, Vila Isabel and surrounding areas
– For the Center and South Zone: use the Conde de Bonfim – Haddock Lobo route
Coming from Greater Meier
– For the Center and South Zone: use the route of Rua Visconde de Niterói
Residents of the surrounding area
Access for vehicles belonging to residents of the immediate surroundings of Maracanã (Prof. Eurico Rabelo, Visconde de Itamarati, Isidro de Figueiredo, Artur Menezes and Conselheiro Olegário streets) will be made exclusively via Av. Paula Sousa and Prof. Eurico Rabelo Street, upon presentation of proof of residence.
Recommendation
Drivers are advised to avoid passing through the area during the closure times, trying to plan their journeys in advance or using alternative routes.
