The Directorate-General for Transport (DGT) has brought forward the start of the measures that it normally takes from 6 p.m. on summer Sundays to 4 p.m. due to the conduct of the general elections this Sunday. Because the elections coincide with a summer Sunday when traffic levels are heavier than at other times of the year, traffic has instituted a special repatriation regime with traffic regulation and management measures on access roads to major cities.
The aim is to expand the capacity of the access roads to major cities to include those roads that connect second homes and beach areas to the cities, to avoid delays in travel times and to allow returns to be staged throughout the day and not just concentrated in a specific time slot.
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Among the fluidity and regulatory measures adopted, the opening of lanes in the opposite direction to the usual on the A-1, A-3 and A-5 at the entrance to Madrid, the A-49 between Huelva and Seville and the N-340 between Cadiz and Tarifa stands out; the opening of the free HOV bus A-6 from 1:00 p.m. towards the entrance to Madrid or the cancellation of the slow lane of the A-3 towards the entrance to Valencia (Siete Aguas) to allow traffic to be regular and prevent vehicles moving from this slow lane onto the main lanes from causing braking and delays. There was a breakdown in Valencia this Sunday that paralyzed train services with Madrid. Among the alternatives offered by Adif is the return trip by bus.
🔊 clean #Valencia special traffic control measures by the #General Elections:
🟥 Removal of the slow lane of the A3 entry through Siete Aguas.
🟥 Connection at the junction of the A3 and A7 in Ribarroja del Turia to add another lane to the connection.
– Dir. Grail. Tráfico (@DGTes) July 23, 2023
In addition, there will be a junction between the A-3 and the A-7 in Ribarroja del Turia (Valencia), there will be traffic cones to facilitate access for vehicles from the north of the province of Valencia to the A-3 towards Madrid and on the lane of the A-8 in Villaviciosa (Asturias) to facilitate the integration of vehicles coming from the beach area onto the motorway, and an alternative route will be set up along the A-356 towards Malaga between Vélez-Málaga and Casabermeja is intended to relieve the A-7 for vehicles coming from the coast.
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🔴 In #Madrid special traffic control measures by the #General Elections:
👉 At 4:00 p.m., the lanes will open in the opposite direction to the usual lane.
🔵 Input:
1⃣ A1, A3 and A5.
2⃣ Bus VAO A6 opens free of charge from 1:00 p.m– Dir. Grail. Tráfico (@DGTes) July 22, 2023
The Civil Guard Traffic Group will also augment service personnel on the main access roads to major cities on Sunday between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to regulate and regulate traffic.
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