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Mexico City Issues Friday Traffic Alerts for Protests, Rodadas and Shakira Concert

Police published times, routes, suggested detours to reduce congestion on primary corridors.

Overview

  • The SSC outlined at least eight events for Friday, flagging potential closures and slowdowns on key avenues across the capital.
  • The Frente Antigentrificación march was scheduled to start at 11:00 from Metro Chilpancingo toward the Secretaría de Turismo, with suggested alternates including Circuito Interior José Vasconcelos, Viaducto Miguel Alemán and Eje 3 Sur avenida Cuauhtémoc.
  • A Shakira concert at Estadio GNP Seguros was set for 20:30, with press reports projecting more than 65,000 attendees and warning of heavy traffic on Viaducto Río de la Piedad and Río Churubusco.
  • Additional gatherings included a 10:00 UNAM workers’ concentration on Insurgentes Sur 795, for which authorities advised Patriotismo, Revolución, Eje 5 Sur San Antonio and División del Norte as alternatives.
  • A 13:00 meetup at Río Churubusco and Añil in Iztacalco carried a possible blockade warning, with Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and Eje 4 Sur Plutarco Elías Calles recommended as detours, while evening rodadas such as Unicornix Rollers (20:00) and Freebikes (20:45) were expected to cause rolling closures.