Albania-Latvia match/ Restrictions on Tirana roads, here are the axes that are blocked

2025-09-09 07:30:00, Aktualitet CNA

Albania-Latvia match/ Restrictions on Tirana roads, here are the axes that are

State Police, a special plan of measures to guarantee order and security before, during and after the football match "Albania - Latvia" that will take place on September 9, 2025, at 8:45 PM, at the "Arena Kombëtare" stadium, Tirana.

To guarantee security before, during and after this international match, cooperation has been established with all institutions that have a role in the smooth running of this activity, specifically with the Albanian Football Federation, UEFA, the Republic Guard, the Municipal Police, the Fire Service, private security companies (stewards and security personnel), hospitals, health centers and first aid centers.

Also, contacts have been established and cooperation is being carried out with the security service personnel of the Latvian football team, in order to increase security standards before, during and after the development of this international match.

For the smooth running of this activity, on September 9, 2025, from 5:00 PM until the end of the match, the State Police, in cooperation with the Tirana Municipal Police, will apply vehicle traffic restrictions on several road axes near the stadium, specifically:

"Martyrs of the Nation" Boulevard, from the intersection near the Presidency towards "Mother Teresa" Square, "Papa John Paul II" Street, "Dervish Hima" Street, near the US Embassy, ??"Asim Zeneli" Street, near the US Embassy, ??"Themistokli Germenji" Street, "Gjergj Filipi" Street, "Lek Dukagjini" Street, near the former Republic Guard to the stadium, "Faik Konica" Street and "Skerdilajd Llagami" Street.

Parking for buses with local fans coming from Korça and Elbasan will take place at the local "Kalvin" parking lot, while cars will be parked at the "Studenti" terminal near the city.

Parking for buses coming from the north and south will be done at the "Vehicle Processing Terminal" parking lot near the Kamza overpass, while cars will be parked at the parking lot near the "Asllan Rusi" sports palace, at the underground parking lot at "Skënderbej" Square, as well as at the underground parking lot at "Bulevardi i Ri", at the former train station.

In accordance with the plan of measures, State Police officers will exercise thorough control over fans before entering the stadium, in order to prevent the entry into the stadium of banners with racist content, fireworks, flares, pyrotechnics, metal coins, umbrellas, lighters, mobile phone chargers, cosmetic tools/products and other hard objects.

Citizens are also appealed not to fly drones in the security perimeter (around the "National Arena" stadium), because they will be shot down, as the State Police will use anti-drone equipment.

Albanian criminal law considers hitting or any other act of violence against an athlete, coach, referee, or sports mediator, due to sports activity, a criminal offense, and punishes them with imprisonment from one to three years. This offense, when committed in sports facilities, more than once, or by leaders or members of sports clubs, is punishable by imprisonment from one to five years.

Fans are informed that entry to the stadium begins at 18: 00./CNA