It seems that the capital will be in a "state siege" starting tomorrow evening, after the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, comes to Albania. The latter will take part in the summit dedicated to Ukraine and the Western Balkans, which will be held on February 28-29 in Tirana.
The summit, which will be attended by some of the leaders of the region, will be organized under high security measures, as the State Police will start implementing them from tomorrow, after Zelensky arrives in Rinas.
For security reasons and to guarantee the success of this Summit, there will be blockages and diversions of some interurban and urban axes of the capital.
The following axes will be blocked:
- "Rinas - Qafe Kashar" road and vice versa;
– "Tirana-Vora" highway and vice versa;
– The Great Ring, from the former "Eagle" square, to the "Sanatorium" circle, and vice versa;
– "Rruga e Elbasani" from the district of "Sanatorium" to the bridge of Elbasani and vice versa.
- Also, all the roads that connect the road of Elbasan, with the roads "Papa John Paul II", "Dervish Hima", "Asim Zeneli", "Themistokli Gërmenji", "Ismail Qemali", "Mustafa Matohiti", "Jul Variboba" , "Faik Konica", "Fatmir Haxhiu", "General Nikols", Atjon street, "Sheh Ahmet Pazar", as well as all the streets that connect "Dëshmorët e Kombit" boulevard with "Ibrahim Rugova" streets, "Free Ukraine" ” and “Lek Dukagjini”, will be blocked.
Parking of vehicles will not be allowed in these segments, and therefore all residents of the area will be notified of non-parking of vehicles in these segments.
For drivers coming from the north, with the destination of Rinas airport, the crossing will be from the "Fushë Prezë - Rinas" axis;
- For drivers coming from Durrës, bound for Rinas airport, the crossing will be from the axis "Vorë - the old road of Fushë Kruja";
- For drivers coming from the southeast, with the destination of Rinas airport, the crossing route will be from the axis "Elbasan - TEG roundabout - eastern ring - Paskuqan - Kamëz - intersection of Valias - Rinas".
Police services will be present on all the entrance and exit roads of the city of Tirana and on other roads inside the capital, in order to take measures to ensure and regulate traffic on alternative roads.