Toulouse. Streets closed, traffic prohibited: disruptions from Thursday in the city center

Friday June 28, 2024, the Toulouse town hall will install a giant screen to broadcast the Top 14 final between Stade Toulousain and Union Bègles-Bordeaux, broadcast at 9 p.m.

Around 15,000 supporters will gather on the legendary Toulouse square to thrill to the exploits of Antoine Dupont and his teammates.

Complicated from Thursday

And as every time a giant screen is installed on Place du Capitole, the conditions of access to the square, and parking in the city center, will be drastically regulated, starting this Thursday.

Which in particular portends a very complicated day on Friday in downtown Toulouse. For local residents, it will probably even be necessary to anticipate from Thursday:

Here is point by point what awaits supporters and local residents from Thursday June 27 :

Vehicle parking

From Thursday June 27 at midnight to Saturday June 29 at midnight, the parking vehicles (cars, scooters, motorcycles, etc.), bicycles and scooters forbidden Place du Capitole and in certain streets nearby.

For those who would like to park in the public space of this perimeter, during the night from Thursday to Friday, It will therefore be necessary to anticipate to avoid the pound.

Here are the streets affected:

• rue d’Alsace-Lorraine – part located between rue Lapeyrouse and rue Belgarde
• Capitol Square
• rue John Fitzgerald-Kennedy
• rue de Gambetta – part located between place du Capitole and rue Mirepoix
• rue Lafayette
• rue Lapeyrouse
• rue des Lois – part located between place du capitole and college of Foix
• rue Montoyol
• Oil Weight Street
• rue de la Pomme – part located between place du capitole and rue Alsace-Lorraine
• rue de Rémusat
• rue Rivals
• rue Romiguières – part located between place du capitole and rue Lakanal
• rue Ernest Roschach
• rue Saint-Rome – part located between place du capitole and rue Peyras
• rue du Salé – part located between rue Alsace-Lorraine and rue de Rémusat
• rue du Sénéchal
• rue du Taur – part located between place du capitole and rue des Pénitents-Gris

Traffic: many streets prohibited

The circulation of vehicles and cycles will be prohibited on the streets indicated in orange on the map below, from Friday June 28 at 3 p.m. to Saturday June 29 at 3 a.m.

• rue d’Alsace-Lorraine (between rue de Bayard and rue du Lieutenant Colonel Pélissier)
• Capitol Square
• rue Antoine Deville (between rue Romiguières and rue du Collège de Foix)
• rue Gambetta (between Place du Capitole and Rue de Mirepoix)
• rue John Fitzgerald Kennedy
• rue Lafayette (between place du Capitole and rue du Rempart Villeneuve)
• rue des Lois (between place du Capitole and rue du Collège de Foix)
• rue Montoyol
• rue Pargaminières (between rue Romiguières and rue Joseph Lakanal)
• rue duweight-of-oil
• rue de la Pomme (between rue du Cadeaux de l’Huile and rue d’Alsace-Lorraine)
• rue de Rémusat
• Rivals Street (between Alsace-Lorraine Street and Caussette Street)
• Romiguières street
• rue Saint-Rome
• rue du Taur (between place du Capitole and rue des Pénitents Gris)

In the transports :

The Capitole metro station will be closed from Friday June 28 from 6 p.m., until the end of the festivities, then if the players return, Saturday June 29 from 5 p.m.

The VélÔtoulouse stations on rue Lafayette, du Cadeau de l’Huile and des Lois will be unavailable on Friday June 28 from 1 p.m., and reactivated by decision of the authorities and then in the event of the players’ return, Saturday June 29 from 12 p.m.

The Place du Capitole bicycle rack will be unavailable Friday June 28 and Saturday June 29 during the day.

Access to Place du Capitole

Access to local residents is maintained upon presentation of proof of address.

Access for weddings, the tourist office and the Théâtre du Capitole will be from rue du Cadeau de l’huile.

All businesses (stores, restaurants and hotels) remain open, but without terraces authorized on rue Lafayette, du Taur, Romiguières, Saint-Rome and Place du Capitole.

The Indigo car park at the Capitole will be closed from Friday June 28, at 3:30 p.m., to Saturday June 29, at 1 a.m. Then if the players return, from Saturday June 29, at 2:30 p.m., until Sunday June 30 at 1 a.m.

Place du Capitole will be closed from 3 p.m. for spectators and reopened between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Then in the event of a players’ celebration, it will be closed to spectators on Saturday June 29 from 2 p.m., for a reopening between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. A one-off closure decided by the authorities.

Security measures

“As part of the Vigipirate plan, the Place du Capitole and its access points are subject to a reinforced security system,” announce the authorities.

Checkpoints for checking bags and/or body pat-downs (indicated on the plan) are set up. The reinforced security system is delimited by these filtering points. They are located at the access points to Place du Capitole, in Saint-Rome, Romiguières, du Taur and Lafayette streets.

Here are the items that will be prohibited on site:

• Weapons, sharp objects and tear gas bombs
• Telephoto lenses
• Pyrotechnic articles, explosive, flammable or volatile substances
• Glass bottles and objects, including alcohol bottles
• Bikes and scooters
• Les skateboards
• Selfie sticks
• Bulky luggage
• Animals
• Helmets
• Aerosol bombs
• Cutlery and metal objects
• The cans
• Umbrellas and parasols
• Drones
• The gourds

Waste collection disrupted

“Residents affected by waste collections on Friday and Saturday mornings from 5 a.m. must bring their bin in before 12 p.m. and take it out as late as possible in the evening after the festivities, for collection the next day. Linked to security standards within the framework of Vigipirate, this instruction helps to prevent any presence of objects in public spaces that could be considered suspicious by the police,” indicates the Toulouse town hall.

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