Streets, parking lots and venues to be closed due to Ferhadija opening

Due to the ceremonial opening of the Ferhat Pasha Mosque, traffic will be suspended in the central part of Banja Luka on May 6 and 7, reports the Bosnian news agency Patria.

Blue line on the map – May 6, from 4:30 PM to midnight, on the following streets: Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića from Bulevar cara Dušana to Patre Street, Braće Mažar i majke Marije from Vojvode Momčila Street to Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića Street, Zdravka Čelara and Patrijarha Makarija Sokolovića.

Red line on the map – May 7, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, on the following streets: Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića from Aleja Svetog Save to Solunska Street, Bulevar cara Dušana, Marije Bursać from Kninska to Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića, Tržnička, Zdravka Čelara, Teodora Kolokotronisa, Patrijarha Makarija Sokolovića, Patre, Braće Mažar i majke Marije from Zmaj Jovina to Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića Street, Vojvode Momčila from Bulevar cara Dušana to Simeuna Đaka, Ulica cara Lazara from Bulevar Stepe Stepanovića to Patre bridge, Isaije Mitrovića, Ulici 22. aprila, Skendera Kulenovića from Radoja Domanovića Street to Solunska.

During the traffic suspension, the public transport regime will be altered. On May 7, four parking lots will be closed from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM due to the opening of the Ferhat Pasha Mosque: the parking lot near the "Palas" hotel, on Vidovdanska Street (old bus station), near the Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska, and the underground garage of the Investment Development Bank of RS building – on the second level.

At the request of the Security Staff "Ferhadija 2016", on the occasion of the ceremonial opening of the Ferhat Pasha Mosque, Mayor Slobodan Gavranović issued an Order temporarily prohibiting the operation of catering establishments, legal entities and entrepreneurs engaged in trade, craft and service activities in part of the area of the City of Banja Luka for May 6 and 7, 2016.