The bottlenecks of summer mobility

As usual, in summer, Spanish roads are suffocated by traffic caused by vacations and tourism. Nobody wants to face long lines, although there will be times when it is inevitable. This summer they are expected More than 100 million displacementsalthough it is logical, some roads will suffer much more than others. Therefore, under these lines we wanted to make a brief review of which roads can become a real torture if you are planning your vacation.

Highways and highways that rest rather little

As they point out from The debate, The A-66 that connects Asturias with León Crossing the port of Huerna, heads the ranking of the most problematic roads in the country. The works of their tunnels have turned this section into a bottleneck that can generate withholdings of several hours, especially during the weekends. And surely what worries the drivers most is that 15 euros toll that they must pay to access. Pay to stand standing.

The great radials that start from Madrid do not get rid of chaos. The A-3 to Levante It is saturated every Friday afternoon with Madrid people looking for the Mediterranean beaches, while the A-4 towards Andalusia, the A-2 in Barcelona direction and the A-5 road of Extremadura record similar collapses throughout the season.

The ringms of the big cities are not short either. The M-30 maintains its already classic summer jam (although we have practically every day), while The GR-30 in Granada It should also be avoided at certain times, for putting only a couple of examples.

Beautiful routes that begin with many beeps and tension

Some of the most beautiful places in Spain also need to be patient to deal with traffic. The road AS-262 that leads to Los Lagos de Covadonga It has become a headache for those who plan to visit the Picos de Europa. Shuttle buses, specifically designed to reduce traffic, generate precisely the opposite effect by concentrating all vehicles in the basilica area.

In the islands, the situation does not improve. The MA-2141 that leads to Sa CalobraIn Mallorca, it is a serpenting nightmare of 14 kilometers where a vehicle is barely possible. The closed curves and the absence of signaling end up turning the trip throughout an odyssey that can leave us stop for hours.

Tenerife is more of the same in The TF-436the narrow road that gives access to Masca. If you planned to visit the area, keep in mind that this road is usually quite busy during the summer. And the curves and their narrowness do not help.

Traffic planning and consultation

Experts recommend avoiding Fridays between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Sundays from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight. You can always use alternative routes and applications for consult real -time traffic so that nothing caught you by surprise.

With the Santiago bridge already here, the forecasts point to 6.5 million displacements Between Thursday 24 and Sunday, July 27. Also, in Andalusia, there is usually a lot of traffic concentration in cities accesses such as Malaga and Seville. The first weekend of July was especially agitated in these areas, where more than one million displacements were expected. We are all looking forward to disconnecting on vacation and leaving, but then you stand in the middle of the highway and think about how like you would have been staying at home.

Cover image | Yanhao Fang

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