Overview

• The central Día de la Policía event is scheduled for Thursday at 11:30 on García Barbón between República Argentina and Colón, with honors, decorations and the expected attendance of Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
• Street closures tied to preparations have already shut García Barbón in both directions, with a further closure planned on Colón on Thursday from 13:00 to 14:00 during the ceremony window.
• Morning traffic on Oct. 1 saw severe congestion downtown and kilometre-long queues on AP-9 approaches, with officials advising drivers to use earlier exits such as Beiramar, Isaac Peral or Buenos Aires.
• The city’s traffic department has temporarily flipped directions on key streets, including making Cervantes downhill from Urzáiz and adjusting República Argentina and Uruguay to redirect flows via Alfonso XIII.
• Police checkpoints are restricting movement toward Colón to residents and authorized services, Vitrasas has rerouted bus lines after a bus-lane cut, and Policarpo Sanz is set aside for parking participating police vehicles.