Boulevard Reconstruction

Work on the boulevard is mostly finished. This is how it looks now.

Comments

Anonymous said…

Thanks for the picture.

I wonder if they're going to put lane markers anytime soon.

3:10 pm

olli said…

There is a kind of lane marking between the two directions in the pattern of the tiles that make up the road surface, but you can only see it if you look closely.

4:41 pm

Adela_Radu said…

it looks like they have done a really nice job. the lanes are more a matter of painting, which will come eventually. meanwhile, drive at your own risk.

7:50 pm

Anonymous said…

I thought that had to be would be a pedestrian only area, or at least with a limited access.

2:00 am

olli said…

Not even the footpaths in Tirana are pedestrian only areas. Unfortunately, this is a very pedestrian unfriendly city.

4:38 am

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