For those who didn’t land an invitation to the funeral at 11am in Notre Dame cathedral, there will be a chance to watch a live stream video from Place d’Armes starting at 10am.
From here, viewers can view the funeral cortège and the service live.
The City of Luxembourg has made the “Place de l’Europe” carpark in Kirchberg free from 6am until 11:30pm to reduce traffic in the centre as much as possible.
People arriving by train are reminded that scheduled works on the rails have been put back to ensure uninterrupted rail services for well-wishers. Extra wagons are expected to be put into operation to meet an expected high demand.
Road closures
A number of streets will be closed until 6pm on 3 May for stands to be installed. The following streets have been closed since Thursday: rue du Fossé, côte d’Eich (upper section), rue de l’Eau, rue de la Boucherie and rue du Marché-aux-Herbes.
The following streets will be closed from 6am to 6pm on 4 May: rue Aldringen, rue Notre-Dame, boulevard F.-D.-Roosevelt, place de la Constitution, rue de l’ancien Athénée, rue de la Congrégation, rue du Fossé, côte d’Eich, rue du Marché-aux-Herbes, rue de la Boucherie, rue Sigefroi, rue de l’Eau, rue Large, rue de la Corniche, and rue du St.-Esprit. It will also be forbidden to park in these streets from 6pm on Friday 3 May.
Access to the Knuedler car park will be closed from 7:30am on Saturday until 2pm. The Saint-Esprit car park will be inaccessible during the same window, except for subscribers accessing the car park from the Viaduc. Motorists exiting the car park will only be able to turn towards the R-Konen (Saint-Esprit) tunnel.
Additional buses on route 17 will be put on to relay people from P+R Bouillon to Monterey every ten minutes from 8am to 3pm. The same applies for P+R Luxembourg-Sud where users can take line 21 every ten minutes.
Some bus stops will be closed to traffic because of the road closures related to the funeral. Among those affected will be FD Roosevelt, Cathédrale, Gref and Kasinosgass on lines 19 and 32. They will be replaced with stops at Hamilius (lines 19 and 32) and Forum Royal (line 32).
The City Shopping bus will stop at rue Beaumont and not Roosevelt, Cathédrale, Gruef or Casinosgaass.
No flyzone
The transport authority has implemented a ban on all aerial activity and drones at an altitude of up to 750metres from 6am to 10pm on Saturday. The zone affected is outlined in the image below.
