Il long bridge of August 2024, which runs from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th August, promises to be hot not only for the temperatures, but also for the traffic. The red dots e Detective stories they report days of heavy traffic and possible critical issues on the motorways. Here's what to expect.
The Thursday of August began with red-sticker traffic in the early hours of the day. However, in the afternoon and evening, the situation improved slightly, moving to a yellow rating. The Friday August 16th will continue to be characterized by yellow-sticker traffic, with more manageable conditions both in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. The weekend represents the real test. Saturday 17 e Sunday August 18, the first returns home will cause an intensification of traffic, which will reach levels from red dot throughout the day. Queues and possible delays are expected, which could make travel particularly challenging.
Ferragosto bridge traffic: here are the details
To improve the fluidity of traffic, Anas has intensified the use of personnel throughout the national territory and has provided for the suspension of most of the yards until September 3. In concrete terms, 906 construction sites are closed, equal to 70% of the active ones out of a total of 1.278.
Furthermore, to further facilitate circulation, a transit ban for heavy vehicles on the following days and times: Saturday 17 August from 8:00 to 16:00 and Sunday 18 August from 7:00 to 22:00.
Among the most affected routes there are the A2 motorway along Campania, Basilicata and Calabria, the state roads 106 and 18 in Calabria, the A19 and A29 motorways in Sicily, and the state road 131 in Sardinia. In the centre, the 148 Pontina state road and the E45 route will be particularly busy. In the north, the main arteries include the RA13 and RA14 motorway junctions in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the SS36 in Lombardy, and other significant roads such as the SS45, SS26, SS309, and SS51.
