For various public events – local festivities, street markets, open-air concerts, processions, etc. – it may be necessary, for safety reasons, to close off certain streets, divert traffic and either prohibit or authorise parking for vehicles in specific areas.

Implementing these various measures requires the approval of the communal council, which takes the form of a temporary traffic regulation order.

In addition, if the event involves a procession, prior authorisation must be requested from the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works (Ministère de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics).

Who is concerned

Any association or organiser of an event wishing to alter traffic routes for safety purposes.

Preliminary steps

If the event involves a procession, and if people are not seated passengers in road vehicles, prior authorisation is required.

A procession may be:

• a cavalcade;
• collections on the occasion of a 'Buergbrennen' festival;
• the traditional 'Hämmelsmarsch' procession.

Once completed and signed (electronically using a LuxTrust product or electronic identity card, or by hand), the permit application:

• must be filed at least 4 weeks before the event with the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, Department of Mobility and Transport – Road Safety and Traffic Directorate (Département de la mobilité et des transports – Direction de la circulation et sécurité routières);
• must include the following information:
  • the type, date and location of the event;
  • the registration numbers of the vehicles concerned.

The application must be sent:

• by email to: events@tr.etat.lu; or
• by post to:

Ministère de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics
Département de la mobilité et des transports
Direction de la circulation et sécurité routières
4, place de l'Europe
L-1499 Luxembourg

How to proceed

Application

Permit applications must be sent to the college of aldermen well in advance of the last session of the communal council preceding the event.

This application must state:

• the dates and times of the event;
• the streets and sections of road for which an exemption to or alteration of normal traffic regulations is being requested.

Safety regulations

Generally, the organiser must take any and all necessary measures to ensure order is maintained, prevent accidents and maintain safety both for the participants and for the public.

Any conditions associated with the authorisation must be rigorously observed.

Transportation of persons

The transportation of persons on board a road vehicle is authorised only if the persons are seated in the vehicle in appropriate places.

The Highway Code prohibits the transportation of persons:

• on seats other than those listed on the registration certificate; or
• on the loading surface or area of a road vehicle.

Nonetheless, the Minister of Transport may grant a one-time authorisation for:

• towed vehicles intended to be used occasionally to transport persons seated on seats or benches installed on their loading surface, subject to the approval of the National Society of Automotive Traffic (Société nationale de circulation automobile – SNCA);
• vehicles participating in a procession, provided that these vehicles are covered by a special insurance policy.

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