Peaks of nearly half a million at peak hours. Attention on A2, GRA, Statale 16 towards North and Statale 36 in Lombardy. Red dot starting this afternoon and tomorrow, Saturday 26 August and Sunday 27 August. The ban on the transit of heavy vehicles is in force tomorrow Saturday 26 August from 8 to 16, Sunday 27 August from 7.00 to 22.00
Fourth and last weekend of August with a red dot in the name of returning home from holidays. Heavy traffic is expected towards the central-northern regions. In particular, Anas (Società del Polo Infrastrutture del Gruppo FS Italiane) estimates a transit of about 11 million vehicles between Saturday and Sunday, with peaks of almost half a million during peak hours.
Special observations in view of the great return are: the A2 "Autostrada del Mediterraneo" in the northbound carriageway, with possible criticalities at the Pontecagnano-Battipaglia junction, the state road 16 "Adriatica" in a northerly direction from Puglia to Veneto, the state road 36 "Del Lago di Como e dello Spluga" in Lombardy, the state road 7 "Appia" between Campania and Lazio, the state road 148 "Pontina" in Lazio and the Grande Raccordo Anulare of Rome, the latter in particular on Sunday evening .
In anticipation of the increase in vehicular flows starting this afternoon, Anas (a company of the Infrastructure Pole of the FS Italiane Group) oversees the network to keep traffic flowing: with constant monitoring by staff, prompt intervention in the event of critical situations and the maximum possible reduction in the number of active construction sites along the relevant road and motorway network.
Speeches from last weekend
In the third weekend of August, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20, Anas personnel intervened for 564 mechanical rescues and 113 accidents.
In the areas surrounding the roads under jurisdiction, 11 fires occurred, all in the South, particularly in Puglia in the Salento area.
The transits of last weekend
Among the roads with the greatest vehicular flow, the A2 "Autostrada del Mediterraneo" stands out on which a total of almost 228 thousand vehicles passed between Saturday and Sunday in the "Pontecagnano-Battipaglia" section, over 169 thousand between "Battipaglia and Eboli", 98 thousand in the last Campania section, to then pass to about 68 vehicles in the Apennine section up to the junction with the SS18 "Tirrena Inferiore" near Falerna, where the number of registered vehicles rises again to 95, gradually reaching over 57 at Villa San Giovanni .
Also in the South, along the SS106 "Jonica", the vehicles circulating on Saturday and Sunday were around 82 thousand in the Apulian section, 58 thousand in the Lucana section, 60 thousand on the SS106 Radd in Corigliano Calabro and 43 thousand near Cassano All'Ionio, to then settling on the rest of the itinerary 25-30 thousand vehicles and ending at Reggio di Calabria with almost 57 thousand vehicles.
On the Tyrrhenian side along the SS18 "Tirrena Inferiore" over 67 thousand passages were recorded in Paestum and about 55 thousand near Eboli. In Sicily, on the other hand, there were over 104 vehicles on the A29 "Palermo Mazara Del Vallo" near Cinisi and 70 on the "Catania-Siracusa" in Augusta. In the north, along the SS36 "Del Lago di Como e dello Spluga" road, a total of 126 vehicles passed over the weekend in Desio, in the province of Monza and Brianza, about 120 in Lecco, over 91 in Abbadia Lariana and 26 on the stretch falling in the province of Sondrio, while in the north-east, along the great Trieste road system, around 85 vehicles were registered on Raccordo 13 in the Duino Aurisina area and 77 near Trieste. On the SS51 "Di Alemagna" in the stretch of valley near Longarone, between Saturday and Sunday there were 55 thousand vehicles. In the Centre, we note the SS148 "Pontina" with over 93 vehicles near Ardea, in the metropolitan area of Rome, the SS2 Bis "Cassia" with around 72 vehicles always near the capital, the SS714 "Tangenziale di Pescara" with around 75 vehicles while there were over 69 thousand on the SS16 “Adriatica” near Ravenna and 61 thousand on the SS675 “Umbro Laziale” in the Terni area. The busiest infrastructure is Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare where, between Saturday and Sunday, a total of around 251 vehicles circulated.
Comparison with August 2022
At the moment, the average traffic trend in the month of August, compared with last year, shows an increase of 2% (+2,7% on weekdays, -1,6% on weekends and +1,9% on public holidays), as it highlights a greater shift this year on Sundays compared to Saturdays. In particular, there was an increase of +4% on Saturday 12 August and Sunday 13 compared to the homologous weekend of August 2022th XNUMX.
What you need to know before leaving
There are 811 construction sites suspended as part of the summer mobility plan, equal to 74% of the total (there were 1.100 interventions in progress). Three out of four construction sites were therefore stopped until the first weekend of September. For the situation of the immovable construction sites, Anas invites travelers to consult the Stradeanas.it website in the Info section/Intervention plans section before leaving (link www.stradeanas.it/piani-interventi).
Viabilità Italia provides for a red dot, starting from today's afternoon until the whole day of Sunday 27 August.
We remind you that the complete overview of the stickers for the summer is available on the Anas website (https://www.stradeanas.it/it/piani-interventi) and on the Viabilità Italia website.
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 August from 8 to 16, and Sunday 27 August from 7.00 to 22.00 there is a ban on the transit of heavy vehicles.
The presence on the road of Anas is over 2200 resources in shifts consisting of technical and operating personnel, in addition to the personnel of the Territorial Operations Rooms and the National Situation Room who ensure traffic monitoring in real time 24 hours a day.
Finally, in the light of the consolidated collaboration between the Coast Guard and Anas, this year too the safety campaign aimed at reporting emergencies at sea to the Coast Guard is shared by Anas through the variable message electronic panels present on the Italian road network and on social channels corporate institutions. The widespread claim is: "For emergencies at sea, call the Coast Guard". Through a joint commitment we want to prevent any critical issues at sea and along the coasts.