Addis Ababa, April 9, 2024(Addis Walta) The Addis Ababa Police have announced the closure of some major roads in the capital for the Eid al-Fitr prayer (Salah). The closure of these roads aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve the flow during the 1445th Eid al-Fitr holiday tomorrow.
According to police, highways and roads will be closed till the end of the Eid prayer. The main road from Piassa via Churchill Avenue to Legehar will be closed at Tewodros Square. The road from Gottera Interchange to Stadium will be shuttered at Agona Cinema. The Mexico-Legehar Street will be blocked at Mexico Square, and the street leading to Meskel Square from the National Palace will be closed at the Traffic Light near the parliamentary hall.
Furthermore, the Olympia-Meskel Suare, Megenagna-St. Urael Church and Tikur Anbesha Shell-Legehar roads will be sealed off at Olympia Square, 22 Roundabout, and Tikur Anbessa Shell, respectively. The roads from Signal and Aware to Kazanchis, from Meskel Flower to Meskel Square, from Kera to St. Kirkos Church, and from Geja Sefer to Legehar will be closed at Aware Women Square, Gazebo Square, the Intersection near St. Kirkos, and the venue near Senga Terra 40/60 condo houses, correspondingly.
The road from Abinet to the National Theatre via Geja Sefer will be shuttered at a place adjacent to Goma Kuteba. The roads from Teklehaymanot locality to the National Theater through Meteorology and from Teklehaymanot to the National Theatre via the back gate of Tikur Anbessa Hospital will be closed near Meteorology HQ and Tikur Anbessa Shell Drens.
Vehicles cannot drive from Teklehaymanot to Legehar through Gola Michael passing lanes until the end of the Eid al-Fitr Prayer, according to the Addis Ababa Police.
Police said vehicles without special permits are banned from using the roads mentioned above from 4:00 am in the early morning until the Eid Prayer’s conclusion.
Drivers are requested to use alternative directions that will be given by the members of the city police in charge of supervising the traffic flow during the holiday.