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The 20th RhönEnergie Challenge starts in Fulda on Saturday. From the afternoon onwards, stopping bans, road closures and changes to bus services will apply.
Fulda – The largest and best-known company run in the Fulda region – the RhönEnergie Challenge – is celebrating its anniversary: For the 20th time, runners and walkers will make their way through Fulda city center on Saturday, May 9th. Road users must therefore prepare for extensive road closures and restrictions on bus traffic.
The city announces that there will be disruptions in the city center area on Saturday between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. In the starting area on Von‑Schildeck‑Strasse between Rangstrasse and Frankfurter Strasse, traffic will be restricted between 2:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. This area should be avoided extensively during this period.
Challenge run causes closures and traffic restrictions
As the city of Fulda also announced, Rangstraße between the intersection of Von‑Schildeck‑Straße and Martin‑Luther‑Platz will be completely closed from 8 a.m. to around 6 p.m. In addition, Johannisstrasse between Olympiastrasse and Bardostrasse will remain closed to traffic from 2 p.m. to around 5 p.m.
Despite the closures, the “Freibad Rosenau” car park remains accessible, according to the city: it can be approached via Bardostraße and left at any time in the direction of Bardostraße. Access to the “Stadion” car park, however, is only possible via Neuenberger Straße or Schirrmannstraße.
For safety reasons, there will be an absolute ban on stopping on Kapuzinerstrasse on Saturday. According to the city of Fulda, this also expressly applies to bicycles, motorcycles and scooters parked there on the parking lanes and sidewalks. Anyone who ignores the ban will have to pay for towing.
Restrictions on bus traffic in Fulda
There will also be changes in local public transport around the event. According to the city, restrictions are to be expected on city bus routes 1 to 8, 15 and 16 between around 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.: Different routes are sometimes used, and there are no stops in the city center and on Rangstrasse. The “Stadtschloss” stop and other stops in the city center cannot be served between around 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; During this period, all city bus routes begin their service at the train station/ZOB.
Cancellations are also planned for the regional and special lines. The “Fulda Ochsenwiese” stop will no longer be served by line 90 from 2:30 p.m. According to the city of Fulda, passengers should use the “Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB” stop instead. The “Hochschule” stop will also be eliminated on line 90 from 3:52 p.m. Line 60 will no longer serve the “Weimarer Straße” and “Winfriedschule” stops from 2:30 p.m.
