Madrid (EFE).- The General Directorate of Traffic has established a special device on the occasion of the general elections this Sunday to facilitate entry to large cities in the afternoon, before the schools close.
On summer Sundays there are usually traffic jams at the entrances to large cities and a general election has never been held in July, so Tráfico expects a special return and, regardless of the measures adopted, recommends planning the return home well in advance and keeping informed of the state of the roads and possible incidents.
As explained in a statement, within the framework of the special device that it has designed, the opening of reversible lanes and other measures to increase the capacity of access roads to cities is brought forward to 4:00 p.m., a measure that is usually implemented on Sundays in summer between 6:00 p.m. and midnight.
The Traffic Group of the Civil Guard will also reinforce the service personnel between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to order and regulate circulation in the most conflictive sections.
Expand the capacity of access roads to large cities
The main measures are aimed at expanding the capacity of access roads to large cities, especially the roads that connect them with second homes and beach areas.
Lanes will be opened in the opposite direction to the usual on the A-1, A-3 and A-5 at the entrance to Madrid; on the A-49 between Huelva and Seville; and on the N-340 between Cádiz and Tarifa; and the Bus HOV lane of the A-6 will also open from 1:00 p.m. in the direction of the entrance to Madrid.
On the other hand, the slow lane of the A-3 towards the entrance to Valencia (Siete Aguas) will be canceled so that circulation is regular and to prevent the incorporation of vehicles that circulate from said slow lane into the main lanes from generating braking and reaches.
Traffic also provides for the junction between the A-3 and A-7 in Ribarroja del Turia (Valencia) and the placement of cones to facilitate the access of vehicles coming from the north of the province of Valencia to the A-3 towards Madrid, so that a lane is extended at said junction that facilitates the movement of vehicles.
Cones will also be placed on the A-8 in Villaviciosa (Asturias) to facilitate the incorporation of vehicles coming from the beach area to the aforementioned highway; and an alternative itinerary will be established along the A-356, in the Málaga direction, between Vélez-Málaga and Casabermeja to relieve congestion on the A-7 and help vehicles coming from the coast.
As on any other summer weekend, road works are paralyzed, the holding of sports events is limited and the movement of trucks is restricted.