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The skis on the roof rack, the trunk overflowing with outerwear and the sheet metal of the car reflecting the winter sun on the road. Thus, six million Spaniards will travel the kilometers that separate large cities from the main tourist destinations in the country. Some will look for the fresh air of the mountains, others the heat of the fire in the town house and the more sportsmen the adrenaline of the first descents on the ski slopes. But there is something that everyone equally fears: traffic jams and fines.
This Wednesday the first operation starts in December thanks to the Constitution-Immaculate Conception bridge. The DGT anticipates that most of the trips by car will be long-haul and with mountain areas as the main destination.
Given this, the agency has presented this week a package of special measures for these days, in which the ground and air surveillance of drivers will be reinforced. The Special Operation Bridge of the Constitution-Immaculate 2018 will officially begin on Wednesday at three in the afternoon and will end at 24 hours on Sunday.
Operation Departure from DGT.
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EL ESPAÑOL has produced a manual so that the drivers’ only concern is choosing the music they will listen to during the trip: Where are the DGT’s infallible mini radars hidden? What are the roads and times to avoid to avoid getting caught in traffic? What days are the most expected trips?
Wednesday, December 5
Unfavorable time slot: 16:00 – 23:00 (very unfavorable from 17:00 to 22:00).
Most collapsed roads (more than 18,000 vehicles): They will be the exits from the large urban centers and the accesses to the mountain, rest and second residence areas.
From north to south:
A-8: Santander – Bilbao section.
A-68: Section Logroño – Zaragoza.
N-2: Section Zaragoza – Lleida.
A-7: Section Sagunto (Valencia) – Castellón.
A-5: Madrid – Trujillo (Cáceres) section.
N-410: Madrid – Toledo section.
A-4: Section Madrid – Manzanares (Ciudad Real).
A-3: Madrid – Albacete section.
N-340: Section Murcia – Elche (Alicante).
A-45: Section Córdoba – Málaga.
N-4: Section Dos Hermanas (Seville) – Cádiz.
Thursday, December 6
Unfavorable time slot: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (very unfavorable from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.).
Most collapsed roads (more than 18,000 vehicles): They will be the exits from the large urban centers and the accesses to the mountain, rest and second residence areas. Short-haul routes to leisure areas.
From north to south:
N-2: Section Zaragoza – Lleida.
A-6: Section Benavente – Madrid.
A-1: Section Aranda de Duero – Madrid.
A-2: Section Medinaceli – Madrid.
A-7: Section Sagunto (Valencia) – Castellón.
A-3: Madrid – Albacete section and at the detour to Valencia.
A-5: Madrid – Trujillo (Cáceres) section.
N-410: Madrid – Toledo section.
A-4: Madrid – Bailén (Jaén) section.
N-340: Section Murcia – Elche (Alicante).
A-45: Section Córdoba – Málaga.
N-4: Section Dos Hermanas (Seville) – Cádiz.
Friday, December 7
Unfavorable time slot: 17:00 – 23:00 (very unfavorable from 18:00 to 22:00).
Most collapsed roads (more than 18,000 vehicles): habitual movements of a working day in the big cities. In the afternoon the worst roads will be the exits from the urban centers.
From north to south:
A-68: Section Logroño – Zaragoza.
A-1: Section Aranda de Duero – Madrid.
A-7: Section Sagunto (Valencia) – Castellón.
A-5: Madrid – Trujillo (Cáceres) section.
N-410: Madrid – Toledo section.
N-340: Section Murcia – Elche (Alicante).
A-45: Section Córdoba – Málaga.
N-4: Section Dos Hermanas (Seville) – Cádiz.
Saturday December 8
Unfavorable time slot: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (very unfavorable from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.).
Most collapsed roads (more than 18,000 vehicles): There will be traffic jams on the roads that leave the main urban centers on short trips to recreational areas. Start of the return to the big cities from mountain areas.
From north to south:
A-5: Madrid – Trujillo (Cáceres) section.
N-410: Madrid – Toledo section.
N-340: Section Murcia – Elche (Alicante).
A-45: Section Córdoba – Málaga.
N-4: Section Dos Hermanas (Seville) – Cádiz.
Sunday, December 9
Unfavorable time slot: 15:00 – 24:00 (very unfavorable from 16:00 to 23:00).
Most collapsed roads (more than 18,000 vehicles): in the early afternoon there will be problems in the access routes to the mountain areas, while at the end of the day the traffic jams will occur at the entrance of the large population centers.
From north to south:
A-8: Santander – Bilbao section.
A-23: Section Zaragoza – Huesca.
A-68: Section Logroño – Zaragoza.
N-2: Section Zaragoza – Lleida.
A-6: Section Benavente – Madrid.
A-1: Section Burgos – Madrid.
A-2: Section Medinaceli – Madrid.
A-7: Section Sagunto (Valencia) – Castellón.
A-3: Madrid – Albacete section and at the detour to Valencia.
A-5: Madrid – Trujillo (Cáceres) section.
N-410: Madrid – Toledo section.
A-4: Madrid – Bailén (Jaén) section.
N-340: Section Murcia – Elche (Alicante).
A-483: Section Huelva – Seville.
A-92: Dos Hermanas (Seville) – Antequera (Málaga).
A-45: Section Córdoba – Málaga.
N-4: Section Dos Hermanas (Seville) – Cádiz.
Mini velolaser radars: A few months after completing its first year in operation, these undetectable radars are already leading the nightmares of all Spaniards when they have to organize a road trip. EL ESPAÑOL has been able to find out where 180 of these small but infallible devices are located.
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