Oranje Fan Walk: Roadblocks in Munich today

München – Attention drivers and subway passengers. The city will be very busy today. The reason: the upcoming EM-Game Romania-Netherlands (kick-off 6pm) in München.

Already at 11 am Dutch fans meet in the Olympic Park for a planned fan marchAccording to the Munich fire department, the line-up is at the Olympic Stadium, and the procession is set to set off at 12 noon. Streets will be closed for this. The details:

► First, the fans will walk from the Olympic Ice Stadium through Lerchenauer Strasse. The street will be closed in both directions for this purpose.

► Then we continue along Schleißheimer Straße, the road towards the city center will be closed.

► The train continues through the Ackermannbogen, the road is closed in both directions.

Disruptions also for subway passengers

► The fan march then moves along the Spiridon-Louis-Ring, a footpath, back to the Olympic Park to the Fan Zone.

The traffic disruptions are expected to last from 12 noon to approximately 1 p.m. Fire department and Rescue workers accompany the train. The police expects several thousand fans in the area. A spokeswoman told BILD that there are “sufficient forces” on site. In total, up to 2,000 police officers are deployed in Munich on European Championship match days.

The Munich Transport Company (MVG) is also expecting an increased influx of football fans, especially towards the Olympic Park, where the large public viewing will take place in the fan zone, and towards the match venue, the Fröttmaninger Arena.

“Additional trains are in use. However, it can still get crowded. We recommend arriving early to avoid waiting times and bottlenecks,” says the MVG.

After the fan march in the Olympic Park, things continue like this

► From 1 p.m.: Joint stage program and celebration of the Dutch fans together with the Romanians in the Fan Zone.

► From 2.30 p.m.: Bus shuttles for all ticket holders to the arena. This will at least relieve some of the pressure on public transport.

Many Oranje fans are also expected to attend a big football party in the city center, at Marienplatz and the Viktualienmarkt during the day.