Here are the forecasts relating to traffic conditions on the main Italian roads and motorways for the long weekend, which anticipates the start of the summer season, in the stretches under the responsibility of Anas and on the A22 for the days of Saturday 30th, Sunday 31st May, Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd June
The last weekend of May coincides in 2026 with the long weekend for the day of Republic Daywhich will be Tuesday 2 June. It is also the first real test, on roads and motorways, which anticipates the great exodus of the summer season. Over the next weekend there will be many Italians who will travel to enjoy a few days of holiday at the seaside, in the mountains or to visit some city. So much so Anas (the company that manages the network of roads and motorways at a national level) predicts that until Tuesday 2 June there will be approximately 45 million trips on the main Italian routes, for both short and long-distance sections with priority for the various seaside locations. The company of FS Group makes it known that the objective is certainly to guarantee better practicability, as well as to prevent and minimize traffic disruption. “The June 2 long weekend represents the first major mobility event of the summer – he declared Claudio Andrea GemmeCEO of Anas -. Our operational structures will be busy 24 hours a day to intervene immediately in case of critical issues and provide real-time information to users”. Let’s now discover the forecasts in the sections under Anas’ competence and on theA22 (the’Brenner motorway), closed in a northerly direction for almost the entire day of Saturday 30 May.
Anas’ predictions
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As regards this long weekend, with high traffic already on the evening of Friday 29 May, the greatest intensity is expected for the days of Saturday 30 And Sunday 31 Mayin particular on the routes to the seaside resorts. In this regard, the roads most affected are the state roads on the slope Adriatic, Tyrrhenian And jonicin particular between Liguria and Tuscany, along the coasts of Campania, Basilicata and Calabria, in addition toA2 (Mediterranean Motorway) to reach the embarkations for Sicily. THE return to the big cities are expected as early as the day of Monday 1st Juneto then be more intense on Tuesday 2nd along various routes such as: the A2; the A19 motorway in Sicily; the state roads 18 “Tirrena Inferiore” and 106 “Jonica” in Calabria; the state road 1 “Aurelia” between Lazio, Tuscany and Liguria; the Grande Raccordo Anulare in Lazio; the state road 309 “Romea” and the state road 16 “Adriatica”. Furthermore, due to a protest demonstration in Austrian territory, we note the temporary closure northbound on the A22 (Brennero motorway), not under Anas’ responsibility, from 10.30am to 7pm on Saturday 30 May. Involved in this regard in Veneto are state roads 47, 51, 51Bis and 52; in Lombardy the state roads 38, 42, 45Bis and 301.
Anas’ stamps
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For better traffic during this long weekend on the road and motorway network movement of heavy vehicles will be suspended on Saturday 30 May from 9 am to 2 pm, Sunday 31 May from 9 am to 10 pm and Tuesday 2 June from 7 am to 10 pm. Furthermore, on the weekend the surveillance of staffwith the presence of 2,500 units of technical and operational personnel in the Operations Rooms, plus another 200 in the Territorial Operations Rooms and the National Situation Room for real-time traffic monitoring.
These are the traffic forecasts for the weekend of June 2nd on roads and motorways according to Anas:
- Saturday 30 May: stamp red (intense traffic with possible critical issues) in the morning and vignette yellow (heavy traffic) in the evening;
- Sunday 31 May: stamp grey (normal traffic) in the morning and vignette yellow in the evening;
- Monday 1st June: stamp yellow in the morning and stamp yellow in the evening;
- Tuesday 2 June: stamp yellow in the morning and stamp red in the evening.
How to find out about traffic
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There are several services that allow you to stay updated on traffic in real time via app, telephone or radio. Here are some:
- App: there are various satellite navigators (including free ones) that allow you to monitor the traffic situation in real time. Furthermore, on Apple and Android devices, you can download the applications of the Cciss (Road Safety Information Coordination Centre) or MyWay, the Autostrade per l’Italia app;
- Radio: it is possible to stay updated on traffic situations also via radio, in particular on IsoRadio, a Rai channel active 24 hours a day, available on the 103.3 frequency. Rtl 102.5, on frequency 102.5, makes some extraordinary interventions relating to traffic;
- Telephone: the Cciss telephone channel, reachable on the toll-free number 1518, is active 24 hours a day. The paid service established by Autostrade per l’Italia, available on the number 840.04.21.21, is also active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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