Traffic suspension around Grbavica stadium on Saturday due to national team match

On Saturday, October 7, 2017, there will be a temporary traffic suspension in Sarajevo around the "Grbavica" stadium on the day of the match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium, the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Internal Affairs announced, reports Patria agency.

- The mentioned suspension applies to Zvornička Street, in the section from the intersection with Put Mladih Muslimana - Azize Šaćirbegović streets to the intersection with Kemal Kapetanović Street, and to Topal Osman Paše Street in the section from the intersection with Kemal Kapetanović Street to the intersection with Zvornička Street, from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM on the same day.

Also, stationary traffic (vehicle parking) will be prohibited in the designated parking lot immediately next to the residential and commercial building "LORIS" from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM, which will be fully available for the needs of organizing the mentioned match.

For this reason, we hereby appeal to the residents of the mentioned building, as well as neighboring residential buildings who use this area for parking, to understand the measures taken and to move their vehicles to neighboring parking spaces in a timely manner - announced the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Internal Affairs.

All the mentioned measures have been adopted to enhance security and are related to this extremely important match. It was stated that the mentioned measures will allow for faster and easier entry and exit of spectators from the stadium.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton also stated that regarding the resale of tickets for the football match between the national teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium, they are taking the necessary measures and actions to identify individuals engaged in illegal sales.

After the identity of the persons committing these illegal acts is established, police officers will take all necessary actions within their jurisdiction in accordance with the law, and determine whether the specific case constitutes a misdemeanor or a criminal offense.