Belgrade to close Pariska Street, Zeleni Venac in November
Pariska Street near Knez Mihailova becomes a pedestrian zone, the Zeleni Venac underpass gets a full rebuild, and Dunavska Street should be done in six weeks.
Which street in central Belgrade closes first? Pariska, on the stretch by the Knez Mihailova intersection, within about ten days. Mayor Aleksandar Sapic laid out the timetable for work in the city center on October 22, 2026, in a statement to Beoinfo that the City Administration passed on to the media.
What changes on Pariska Street?
The part of Pariska near Knez Mihailova will close to traffic and become a pedestrian zone. The works are meant to link Kalemegdan with Knez Mihailova and create a new square. Sapic described the plan this way:
“Work will begin on landscaping that part of the pedestrian zone, joining Kalemegdan to Knez Mihailova and creating an entirely new pedestrian space and square. We expect it to become one of the symbols of our city very soon.”
If this is part of your daily route, look for an alternative before the closure starts. The mayor did not name the exact day, only “about ten days.”
When does the Zeleni Venac underpass start?
The full reconstruction of the Zeleni Venac underpass begins in November. According to Sapic, it is the last phase of a project that started two years ago, and it covers public transport and the link to Kraljice Natalije Street. Prizrenska Street has already been redone.
The mayor said: “The last phase is the complete renovation of the underpass, which we expect to start in November.” He added: “Illegal structures have been removed and Zeleni Venac has been brought into an entirely new condition.”
The tender for the Bezistan passage is expected in early 2027. Sapic expects the legal conditions for a public procurement to be in place by then. Once that pedestrian space is renovated, it will join two areas redone over the past two years: Nikola Pasic Square, the Terazije roundabout and King Milan Street.
What about Dunavska, the riverbanks and the skate park?
- Dunavska Street: works should be finished in about six weeks. It then becomes part of the inner main ring road, so drivers will be able to bypass the center toward Karadjordjeva Street and the bridges via Dunavska and Vojvode Bojovica Boulevard.
- Riverbanks: after the illegal floating restaurants were removed, the waste is being cleared. The first phase covers the first two kilometers from Usce toward New Belgrade, with a new landing for tourist boats. It is expected to finish by spring.
- Skate park: it is finished and, as Sapic put it, can be used at full capacity again.
The mayor’s deadlines in short: “about ten days” for Pariska, “November” for the underpass, “six weeks” for Dunavska.
