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Valencia Marathon to Bring Multi-Day Closures, Parking Bans and 510-Officer Operation

City officials warn of citywide parking bans with rolling closures starting Friday night.

Overview

  • Traffic restrictions start Friday at 22:00 around Professor López Piñero and Puente de Montolivete, expand citywide Saturday night, and become total during Sunday’s race, with normal traffic expected to resume after 22:00 on Sunday.
  • The city will post 869 special parking signs and install 1,707 barriers, with seven controlled crossings for emergency vehicles and five pedestrian crossing points to manage access during the event.
  • EMT will suppress multiple bus routes on Sunday and reroute 32 lines, while tram service is curtailed on Lines 4 and 6 in the morning, Line 8 begins at 12:30, and Line 10 runs partially until 10:00 before restoring full service.
  • Aemet forecasts a warm, dry race with about 14°C at start and highs near 22°C, plus westerly gusts of 30–40 km/h that could trouble runners in the second half of the course.
  • Organizers expect roughly 35,000–36,000 participants, with the marathon starting at 08:15 and finishing at the City of Arts and Sciences, as overlapping Valencia Basket (15:30) and Valencia CF (16:15) fixtures add scheduling pressure after the finish.