Heraklio: Olympic Arrangements

Updated: 2004-06-28 15:28

Heraklio will be hosting Olympic Football Tournament matches from the 11th to 23rd of August 2004 and for that reason plans are being implemented for the best provision of city operations.

The purpose of the measures taken in view of the Olympic operations in each city is to provide the best possible services to visitors in the city and for the athletes who will be taking part in the football matches, safeguarding in parallel the normal daily life of the city’s residents. They are intended to make the Olympic operations and the Olympic sport activities in Heraklio a magnet for visitors and residents alike.

Arrangements

For regulating traffic in the city of Heraklio the following transport management policy will be implemented:

Primary Olympic Routes will be designated for rapid transport of the Olympic Family and spectators, as follows:

Along the entire length of the Primary Olympic Routes, existing parking prohibitions will be strictly enforced and controlled.

A Contolled Access and Circulation Zone (CACZ) will be designated around the Pankritio Stadium.

These measures are comprised of special traffic arrangements for key urban areas, changes in the city cleaning programme, and changes in shopping and provisioning hours.

Public Transportation will operate according to the normal daily schedule. In parallel, ATHENS 2004 and the Heraklio Urban Bus Company are planning to establish specific lines for the use of spectators, as well as for persons working in the Pankritio Stadium. Upon presenting a valid Games ticket, spectators will be entitled to free transport to and from the Competition Venue, on the date for which their ticket is valid.