The wind and rain storm expected for this Sunday, added to the start of the Easter return operation, can greatly complicate mobility on Catalan roads.
The Catalan Traffic Service (SCT) foresees an Easter operation complicated by the storm and recommends avoiding driving this Sunday afternoon.
“We ask that you avoid driving this afternoon due to the unfavorable weather conditions,” said the director of the SCT, Ramon Lamiel, on RAC1.
“If someone can anticipate the return in the morning or postpone it to tomorrow, the better,” continued Lamiel, who announced that the additional lanes planned on the AP-7 and C-32 will not be able to be deployed due to the forecast of rain. “We will not be able to put in the additional lanes because this must be done in optimal conditions and not in risky situations. It is done with cones and, in case of rain and wind, they are not stable and can fall,” said the Director of Traffic.
“These additional lanes are going very well because they capture between 10% and 15% of the traffic, allowing the intensity of the central trunk to be diluted,” said Lamiel, who commented that they worked “very well” in the recent operation after Easter. .
Some 590,000 vehicles are scheduled to return to the Barcelona metropolitan area in the next 48 hours, with the greatest concern on the AP-7, both in the northern section and in the southern section.
“The peak that we have planned for today, Sunday, is between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. We had thought about installing the additional lanes starting at five in the afternoon, but that won’t be possible,” lamented the director of the SCT, who recalled that The only alternative road is the C-32, free in the northern section and tolled in the south.
