Traffic on the rise in view of the Easter holidays. It is expected – indicates Viabilità Italia, the National Coordination Centre for Roads – a significant increase in traffic flows along the entire national road network, both for short-distance travel both for those of medium-long distance, which may still be affected by weather conditions. In particular, travel to the main tourist destinations and cities of art will be restricted – thanks to the suspension of school activities – on the mornings of Friday 3 e Saturday April 4.
Easter Traffic: Red-flagged Days and Times
For the day of Sunday, April 5, Easter, locally heavy traffic is expected throughout the day. Easter Monday will be characterized by traditional trips for day trips, with very heavy traffic - from red dot – starting from the afternoon and in the evening hours, in conjunction with the first returns, which will also affect the morning of Tuesday 7th April.
Easter traffic and spring holidays
Once the Easter holiday period is over, the Christmas holiday period will begin. spring bridgesOn the occasion of the anniversary of April 25th, heavy traffic is expected from the afternoon of Friday 24 until the morning of On Monday April 27, with an overall sustained trend but without particular critical issues.
With the end of April and the beginning of May a further increase in traffic flows on the national road and motorway network is expected, starting from the departures scheduled for the afternoon of 30th April and in the following morning of 1 ° May, traditionally characterized by numerous trips out of town. On the day of Saturday May 2 Traffic will generally remain regular, while increased traffic is expected on the afternoon of Sunday, May 3, coinciding with the main return journeys.
Easter Traffic: Mont Blanc Tunnel
In view of the Easter holidays, starting from Friday 3 April, a significant increase in traffic is expected at Mont Blanc tunnel, from France towards Italy, while from the afternoon of Monday 6 April it is estimated above-average waiting times for motorists leaving Italy. The tunnel operator announced this.
Easter Traffic: Northeast
With the start of the school holidays in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto and the return of commercial vehicles to Central Eastern Europe for the Easter weekend, Autostrade Alto Adriatico expects an increase in traffic on its network and in particular on the A4 (Venice-Trieste), the logistics hub of Italy and Europe and director of the main tourist destinations in the Northeast. The forecasts take into account historical data for the period.
The days to mark on your calendars are Friday, April 3rd, and Monday, April 6th. Traffic could become heavy this afternoon (red dot), with queues at the Lisert toll booth. These are the last holiday departures and the last returns of heavy vehicles before the Easter break, when traffic is expected to ease. From the morning of Monday 6th, traffic is expected to increase again, especially on the A57 (Mestre ring road). towards Trieste and on A28 exiting at the junction of Portogruaro where queues and delays cannot be ruled out, while from the afternoon until evening, with the expected return of holidaymakers and those who have taken day trips, traffic will return to heavy intensity (red dot) also on the A4 towards Venice.
Easter Traffic: Sicily
Cities of art, cultural sites but above all seaside locationsThese are the forecasts of theAnas for travel on the Sicilian motorway network for the upcoming Easter and Easter Monday holidays. Drivers will head mainly towards tourist destinations, metropolitan areas of Palermo e Catania, cities of art and cultural sites, with an increase in traffic on Friday 3 April. An increase in travel is also expected for Easter Monday, especially towards short-distance destinations for day trips. The most "red-tagged" roads will be theA1 Palermo-Catania andA29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo, the Catania ring road, the Catania-Syracuse , Palermo-Agrigento. For returns to the big cities, however, the greatest traffic will be concentrated between Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th AprilTo facilitate travel, Anas reports, Heavy vehicle traffic will be suspended on Friday 3 April from 14pm to 22pm, Saturday 4 April from 9am to 16pm, Sunday 5 and Monday 6 April from 9am to 22pm. In view of the counterexodus, on Tuesday 7th, the blockade will be in force from 9am to 14pm.
