Roads to Close in Guayaquil This Sunday for Maintenance and Procession

Guayaquil's Traffic and Mobility Agency (ATM) announced temporary road closures for Sunday, August 23, 2026, affecting several key routes in the city. These disruptions are due to essential maintenance work and a planned religious procession.

The 25 de Julio avenue, in the southern part of Guayaquil, will see its service lanes closed from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. This 12-hour closure is necessary for the replacement of a beam on a pedestrian bridge near the Mall del Sur Metrovía stop. Traffic will be redirected through the central lanes during the work, with ATM agents managing the flow.

Additionally, the elevated road on Avenida del Bombero in the northern Ceibos sector will be closed between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM. This closure is for expansion work on the bridge to accommodate a contraflow lane. Traffic will be maintained on the service lanes during this period.

Later in the day, a procession for the Virgen de El Cisne will cause further traffic modifications. From 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, the religious procession will move from the San Agustín Church in the city center to the Nuestra Señora de El Cisne Catholic Sanctuary in the Suburbio. ATM will deploy 20 uniformed officers and 15 motorcyclists to manage traffic along the procession's route, which includes streets such as Pedro Moncayo, Luis Urdaneta, Machala, and Cuenca.

ATM advises drivers to plan their travel accordingly, consider these closures when navigating the affected avenues and streets, and follow the instructions of traffic agents. The lanes are expected to reopen once the scheduled work is completed.