This weekend is the first of summer and the Andalusian roads will be filled with vehicles in search of the beaches and mountain areas. For this reason, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) activates the Summer Exit Operation, in which it expects that 21.8 million long-distance journeys will take place between July and August in Andalusia, of which one million will be registered in this first phase that begins this Friday at 3:00 p.m. and will end at midnight on Sunday.
As of Saturday, there will be a significant movement of vehicles throughout the Spanish road network, this weekend being especially conflictive as it marks the start of the Summer 2023 holiday period, with main destinations being coastal and coastal tourist areas, according to reports. informed the DGT in a statement.
For this summer campaign, Andalusia has the following means: 2 helicopters, 4 drones for traffic regulation and management; mobile radars and camouflaged vans, with the possibility of deployment throughout the community; 154 speed control cameras, of which 16 are section cameras and 71 mobile and seat belt control cameras.
Within the framework of this first special plan, a series of traffic regulation, management and surveillance measures will be developed to cover the large number of movements that will take place during these days, counting on the maximum availability of its human resources. with a view to facilitating mobility and fluidity on the roads and ensuring their Road Safety.
From the Traffic Management Centers based in Malaga and Seville, in service 24 hours a day, a special service will be provided before, during and after each special operation.
There are two aerial media headquarters (helicopters and drones) that cover the main routes used by vehicles throughout Andalusia and that will focus on those points where incidents can foreseeably occur.
The Traffic Group of the Civil Guard, will carry out the usual services of help, assistance and traffic surveillance, throughout the interurban road network in the autonomous community, paying special attention to those that foreseeably support the greatest number of displacements.
It is expected that, in this first special operation, there will be 1,035,000 long-distance journeys by road, especially on the A-357, A-4, A-44, A-45, A-49, A-66, A- 7, A-92, A-92M, AP-4, AP-7, MA-20, N-4 and the secondary network for access to tourist rest areas and second residences.
By provinces, 66,000 displacements are expected in Almería, in Cádiz 130,000; in Cordoba 100,000; in Granada 117,500; in Huelva 106,000; in Jaen 50,700; in Malaga 210,800, and in Seville 254,000.
Throughout the summer, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, a total of 21,850,000 movements are expected, spread over the months of July (10,502,030) and August (10,854,580), figures similar to last year 2022.
