The Canary Islands will suspend classes in Gran Canaria during the visit of Pope Leo XIV.
The Government of the Canary Islands will also recommend remote working in Las Palmas and will implement an extensive security and healthcare operation.
The GC-1 motorway will be closed for four and a half hours, with traffic restrictions in place for a total of nine hours on different sections during the Pope’s visit to Gran Canaria.
On Thursday the 11th, the southbound carriageway between kilometres 15 and 56, from Gando Airport to Arguineguín, will close from 10:30 to 11:45. The same section will close northbound from 12:15 to 13:15, continuing to kilometre 0 at the entrance to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In addition, all exit ramps to the GC-500 in both directions will remain closed from 9:30 to 14:00.
Preparations are also being finalised at the Port of Arguineguín for the “Stage of Hope”, which has been approved by the Vatican.
A Vatican delegation is supervising the final preparations at the Port of Arguineguín, where the stage and security arrangements are being completed ahead of an event centred on migration, welcome, and hope.