The Catalan Traffic Service foresees the exit of 580,000 vehicles from the Barcelona area between 12:00 PM this Thursday and 3:00 PM on Friday due to the May 1st long weekend. The special operation will be active from 12:00 PM on Thursday until 12:00 AM on Sunday, with traffic management, regulation, and control measures in collaboration with the Mossos d'Esquadra.
The operation coincides with the first special mobility after Easter, with spring already advanced, and also comes with a forecast of intense rains during Thursday. Trànsit asks for maximum caution on the road, especially in the strips with the highest concentration of vehicles.
Departures will be concentrated between Thursday afternoon and Friday at noon
Most of the outbound journeys are expected between 2:00 PM and 8:30 PM on Thursday and between 10:00 AM and 2:30 PM on Friday. The points with the most anticipated complications are once again located at the main access roads and corridors in the metropolitan area and on the coast.
- AP 7 between Castellbisbal, Gelida and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia in the south direction
- AP 7 between Barberà del Vallès, la Roca and Llinars del Vallès in the north direction
- B 23 in El Papiol, at the junction with the AP 7
- B 30 in Cerdanyola del Vallès
- C 17 in Parets in the south direction
- C 33 in Montcada in the south direction
- C 58 between Barcelona and Ripollet in both directions
- C 65 and C 31 in Santa Cristina d'Aro in the direction of the beaches
- N 340 in El Vendrell in the south direction
To improve fluidity and limit hold-ups, Trànsit will enable more than 100 kilometers of special traffic, arrangement, and regulation measures at different points on the road network.
More than a thousand checks and 1,365 traffic agents
The police device will have 1,365 traffic officers from the Mossos d'Esquadra and 1,029 checkpoints on the busiest roads. The objective is to reinforce road safety throughout the long weekend, both on departure and return.
- 310 alcohol and drug breathalyzer tests
- 176 passive safety checks
- 165 distraction checks
- 154 speed checks
- 125 specific motorcycle checks
- 99 transport checks
From Trànsit they insist on the need to adapt driving to the state of the road and the weather. The recommendation is to reduce speed, increase safety distance, avoid sudden braking and sudden maneuvers, in addition to checking traffic conditions before starting the trip.
Sunday return expects 280,000 vehicles towards Barcelona
Facing the return, it is estimated that about 280,000 vehicles will return to the Barcelona area on Sunday. The busiest period is expected between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM, when the largest volume of return traffic is anticipated.
- AP 7 between Sant Celoni, Llinars and La Roca in the south direction
- AP 7 between Vilafranca, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Martorell in the north direction
- C 31 between Llagostera and Platja d'Aro
- C 32 between Viladecans and Sant Boi de Llobregat
- C 32 in Montgat and Mataró
- C 33 between Barcelona and Montcada i Reixac
- C 65 and C 31 in Santa Cristina d'Aro in the AP 7 direction
- C 35 in Llagostera in the AP 7 direction
- C 55 in Castellbell y el Vilar in the south direction
- N 340 between Coma ruga and El Vendrell
Trànsit's appeal focuses on staggering journeys and driving cautiously on a bridge that will once again test the main exit and entry routes of Barcelona, especially if rain ends up conditioning traffic from the early hours of the operation.