Warsaw authorities announce changes to traffic during NATO summit

Warsaw's road authority Zarząd Dróg Miejskich (ZDM) has announced that the following streets in Warsaw will be closed on July 8 and 9 during the NATO summit: ulica Żwirki i Wigury, Raszyńska, Al. Jerozolimskie (from pl. Zawiszy to ul. Waszyngtona), rondo Waszyngtona, al. Zieleniecka and Wał Miedzeszyński. Additionally, the downtown streets Krakowskie Przedmieście, Królewska and Grzybowska will also be closed. City authorities will remove litter bins, benches and 12 Veturilo city bike stations in the city center a few days prior to the summit. Many detours for buses and tramways will be designated. The first line of the subway train will operate regularly, however the trains on the second line will end their run at the Stadion Narodowy station. "There has never been such a huge operation in Warsaw," said Łukasz Puchalski, director of the ZDM. More than 50 world leaders will come to Warsaw for the NATO summit, including Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Francois Hollande and Donald Tusk. They will be accompanied by 2,500 staff and 1,500 journalists. The event  will take place at the National Stadium.