Fuengirola Half Marathon To Cause Road Closures And Traffic Trouble On Sunday

Fuengirola residents, and those conscionable passing through, are encouraged to scheme their greeting travels cautiously connected Sunday, November 9, arsenic nan municipality hosts nan VIII Fuengirola Half Marathon, a record-breaking arena pinch 2,500 runners participating successful nan 21 km title and a 5 km option.

Barely will nan Ironman 70.3 triathlon extravaganza successful Marbella person ended, than it’s Fuengirola’s move to suffer from delays and thoroughfare closures. The Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola has issued a beardown advisory to debar imaginable postulation jams, pinch roadworthy closures and restrictions successful spot from 9am. to 12pm, besides impacting municipality nationalist transport.

The arena is described arsenic a existent “festival of sport”,and will spot postulation limitations lifted progressively arsenic runners clear sections of nan route. Reopening will statesman astir Castillo Sohail, followed by nan Paseo Marítimo toward Carvajal, to minimise disruptions.

Full title way done nan town

The half marathon hears nan ace of nan starter’s weapon astatine 9.30am from nan Recinto Ferial. Runners will caput into nan municipality centre via Avenida Jesús Santos Rein, proceed to nan intersection pinch Avenida de Mijas, past loop backmost on nan aforesaid avenue to Avenida Jesús Cautivo and nan Rotonda del 600.

From there, nan way returns to nan centre done Calle Málaga, Héroes del Baler, and nan Paseo Marítimo, reaching Castillo Sohail. Runners will transverse Calle Alberto Morgestern and Puente de la Armada to participate Parque del Castillo, past tally nan full Paseo Marítimo to Carvajal. The last agelong covers Los Boliches, Avenida de Las Gaviotas, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, Calle Alfonso XIII, and backmost via Jesús Santos Rein to nan decorativeness statement astatine nan Recinto Ferial.

Coordinated efforts to trim impact

Sports Councillor Julio Rodríguez celebrated nan event’s standard and nan engagement of 300 volunteers, emphasising “perfect” coordination betwixt section police, civilian protection, aesculapian services, and mobility teams. The extremity is to guarantee soft operations pinch nan “least imaginable effect connected citizens”.

Public services, taxi operators, and hotels on nan way person been pre-notified to forestall issues. Closures will beryllium from 9am to 12pm and will impact buses and different nationalist transport.

Runner accusation and kindness fair

Participants tin cod title packs and bibs at:

• Friday, November 7: 5pm to 8pm astatine Fuengirola Town Hall.
• Saturday, November 8: 10am to 5pm astatine Town Hall, alongside nan Feria del Corredor.
• Sunday, November 9: 7:15am to 9am astatine Pabellón Juan Gómez ‘Juanito’.

The Feria del Corredor features sports stands and kindness stalls benefiting nan Fuengirola-Mijas Alzheimer’s Family Association (AFA), adding a charitable taxable to nan day.

Local authorities urge avoiding nan affected areas if possible, utilizing replacement routes, aliases travelling extracurricular nan 9am to 12pm model to steer clear of delays.