The Santa Cruz City Council has announced traffic changes affecting this Sunday: roads will be closed and surface parking eliminated due to the celebration of the ‘Car-Free Day’ on Anaga Avenue, from 08:00 to 15:00.
There will also be restrictions on Monday on Calvo Sotelo Street from 16:00 until 08:00 on Tuesday, due to the filming of the feature film ‘Under the Volcano 2’. Parking in this area will be limited and only residents with garages will be allowed access.
Traffic Changes in Santa Cruz
This Sunday, due to the ‘Car-Free Day’, from 10:00 to 13:00, the section of Maritime Avenue between the Turboglorieta de Hacienda (intersection with San Sebastián Avenue) and the Vía Litoral tunnel will be closed.
Additionally, Francisco la Roche Avenue (Anaga Avenue) will be closed in the stretch between Maritime Avenue/Vía Litoral tunnel and Santa Cruz Boulevard. Security bollards will be raised along this avenue to enhance safety during the event.
The event will feature:
- Zone 1 (between numbers 33 and 37 on Anaga Avenue): skills circuit, pump track, elevation platforms, and other areas for small bicycles, skates, and scooters.
- Zone 2 (from number 33 of the aforementioned avenue): activities by the Insular Tennis Federation with two or three courts.
- Zone 3 (between numbers 24 and 32 on the avenue): skating rink.
- Zone 4 (between the tunnel exit and number 23 on the avenue): designated Sports Area.
Due to this event, the Vía Litoral tunnel will be closed, and a right turn from Santa Cruz Boulevard to Francisco la Roche Avenue (Anaga Avenue) will be prohibited. Additionally, a right turn from Honduras Republic Street to this avenue will also be disabled.
As a consequence of this event, all existing parking in the area of Anaga Avenue, where the event is taking place (between the Vía Litoral tunnel exit and Honduras Republic Street), will be suspended from 06:00 to 15:00.
Alternative routes for navigating around the closures to reach the affected neighbourhoods of Anaga, and the Playa de Las Teresitas include San Andrés via Maritime Avenue, San Sebastián Avenue, Bravo Murillo, Plaza de España, and La Marina. Further, interior routes through the Wharf and Ramblas, with Reyes Católicos, Avenida de la Asunción, and Santa Cruz Boulevard also available. For southbound travel, use the Ramblas, Avenida de la Asunción, and Reyes Católicos.
FILMING OF UNDER THE VOLCANO 2
The Mobility department reports that due to the filming of “Under the Volcano 2”, Calvo Sotelo Street will be closed to traffic (at Pub Enroque, near number 5), between Santiago Cuadrado Street and Santa Cruz Boulevard, with a closure lasting a maximum of 8 hours (overnight), starting at 19:00 on Monday and ending at 04:00 on 23rd September, diverting vehicles to adjacent streets (Fernando Primo de Rivera or De Los Sueños).
Similarly, Emilio Calzadilla Street will be closed between Patriotism Square (Suaréz Guerra and San Juan Bautista Streets). This will be indicated at La Rosa with Santa Rosalía and Suarés Guerra with El Pilar, lasting a maximum of 2 hours (overnight), starting at 22:00 and ending at 00:00 on 23rd September, where vehicles will be diverted to nearby streets.
Regarding the removal of parking, on Calvo Sotelo Street, parking on both sides will be suspended in the section between Santiago Cuadrado and Santa Cruz Boulevard, with a length of 170 m., from 16:00 on 22nd September until 08:00 the following day.
On Ricardo Castelo Gómez Street, parking will be suspended on both sides adjacent to the Bullring and Municipal Depot in the section between Horacio Nelson and Comandante Sánchez Pinto, with a length of 140 m., from 16:00 on Monday, 22nd September until 08:00 the next day.
On Puerto Escondido Street, parking will be eliminated on both sides in the stretch between Suaréz Guerra and San Clemente Streets, causing vehicles to be diverted for a length of 120 m., from 16:00 on Monday until 07:00 on 23rd September.
Additionally, parking on San Clemente Street will be removed on the right side, in the section between El Pilar and Santa Rosalía Streets, with a length of 35 m., from 18:00 on Tuesday, 23rd September until 07:00 on 24th September 2025.
The council has reminded the public of the importance of following established signage and detours, requesting advance planning of journeys during these events.
