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Mexico City Readies for Oct. 2 Megamarch at 4 p.m., Issues Traffic and Transit Advisories

Organizers frame the 57th Tlatelolco anniversary as a peaceful call for justice, including Ayotzinapa and Gaza.

Overview

  • The march is scheduled to depart Plaza de las Tres Culturas at 16:00 and proceed via Ricardo Flores Magón, Eje Central and 5 de Mayo to the Zócalo.
  • City security and C5 detailed multiple concentrations across several alcaldías and urged drivers to use routes like Insurgentes, Circuito Interior and Congreso de la Unión.
  • Excélsior reports the Metro stations Zócalo/Tenochtitlan and Pino Suárez are closed for security, while other outlets flag expected crowding at Tlatelolco and possible Metrobús adjustments.
  • Organizers asked the city not to deploy Granaderos and not to block entry to the Zócalo to help keep the demonstration peaceful.
  • Student and union contingents plan early gatherings, including IPN groups leaving from Zacatenco and Santo Tomás, with some outlets expecting turnout in the thousands.