As for the movements on the main Italian arteries, these are intense weeks. Here are the traffic forecasts for the second weekend of August

Marco Bruckner

August 8 – 10:32 – MILAN

The first weekend of August saw the traffic increase a lot in Italian roads and highways. The situation will also be similar enough in the second weekend of the holiday month par excellence, in which many Italians will move by car and motorbike to reach the locations where you can enjoy the days of relaxation. So let’s discover the forecasts relating to road for the days of the8, 9, 10 and 11 August.

Anas’s indications

The second weekend of August marks the peak of the summer exodus. Along the Anas network, traffic is expected constantly increasing following the closure of most of the country’s activities in view of the week of August. Anas thus suspended other construction sites starting from Friday 8 August, in addition to those already stopped, for a total of 1,392, or more than 83% of the active ones (1,672). The most critical morning will be that of Saturday 9 August in which it is expected Black sticker With movements from large urban centers to the holiday resorts, of sea in the south, mountains in the north and towards the state borders. On the afternoon of Friday 8 and Sunday 10 August it is expected instead red stamp. In the afternoon and on the evening of Sunday the returns to the big cities of those who chose the short weekend will concentrate.

The busiest Anas roads

The itineraries affected by the Esode will be south of the main routes to the holiday resorts, in particular along the Dorsali Adriatica, Tirrenica and Jonicaas well as along the border passes in the direction of France, Slovenia and Croatia. The intensification of the circulation may concern the main tourist itineraries: theA2 “Mediterranean motorway” which crosses Campania, Basilicata and Calabria; the state 106 jonica and 18 lower Tirrena in Calabria; The A19 Palermo-Catania and A29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo Autostrade in Sicily; the highway 131 Carlo Felice in Sardinia; The Statale 148 Pontina in Lazio, a particularly busy artery that together with the highway 7 Appia It ensures the connections between Rome and the tourist resorts of Basso Lazio; the E45 itinerary (SS675 and SS3 bis) which affects Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and connects the North-East with Central Italy; SS1 directors Aurelia (Lazio, Tuscany and Liguria), SS16 Adriatic (Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto). In the North the RA13 and RA14 motorway fittings in Friuli-Venezia Giulia towards the border passes, the state road 36 of Lake Como and the Spluga in Lombardy, the State 45 of Val Trebbia in Liguria, the state road 26 of the Aosta Valley, the state road 309 Romea between Emilia-Romagna and Veneto and the Statale 51 of Alemagna in Veneto. The ban on the transit of heavy vehicles is in force on Friday 8 August from 16 to 22, Saturday 9 August from 8 to 22 and Sunday 10 August from 7 to 22.

Italy roads

These are the forecasts of Italy roads For the second weekend of August:

  • Friday 8 August: sticker red (intense traffic with possible critical issues) both in the morning and in the evening. Ban on the movement of the vehicles with a mass greater than 7.5 tons from 16 to 22;
  • Saturday 9 August: sticker black (critical traffic) in the morning e red in the evening. Ban on the movement of the vehicles with a mass greater than 7.5 tons from 8 to 22;
  • Sunday 10 August: sticker yellow (intense traffic) in the morning e red in the evening. Ban on the movement of the vehicles with a mass greater than 7.5 tons from 7 to 22;
  • Monday 11 August: sticker yellow in the morning and green (normal traffic) in the evening.

Autostrade per l’Italia

These instead the forecasts of Autostrade per l’Italia:

  • Friday 8 August: sticker red (critical traffic) in the morning, afternoon and evening;
  • Saturday 9 August: sticker black (maximum concentration of traffic) in the morning and in the afternoon, red in the evening;
  • Sunday 10 August: sticker red in the morning, orange (intense traffic) in the afternoon e green (regular traffic) in the evening;
  • Monday 11 August: sticker orange in the morning and green in the afternoon and evening.

Brenner motorway

These are the traffic forecasts for the second weekend in August on the Brenner motorway (A22):

  • Friday 8 August: sticker yellow (supported traffic) towards Modena, red (intense traffic) towards the Brenner;
  • Saturday 9 August: sticker black (critical traffic) in both directions;
  • Sunday 10 August: sticker red towards Modena, black towards the Brenner;
  • Monday 11 August: sticker red In both directions.

A24-A25 parks motorway

These instead the forecasts of A24-25 parks motorway:

  • Friday 8 August: sticker yellow in the morning and red in the afternoon;
  • Saturday 9 August: sticker red in the morning and green in the afternoon;
  • Sunday 10 August: sticker yellow Both in the morning and in the evening.

The indications of the State Police

These are the indications of the State Police: the attention of those who travel will be drawn to adopt prudent driving behaviors and respectful of road behavior rules. In particular, before leaving: verify the efficiency of the vehicle; rationally arrange the luggage by balancing the weights and not overloading the car; identify a correct position for the transport of animals; Avoid abundant meals and alcohol; be sufficiently rested; Keep constantly updated on traffic conditions, not being able to exclude local inconveniences or the adoption of circulation regulation measures to encourage the fluidity of movements.

During the trip: Keep the seat belts, even rear; use the appropriate “seats” for children; Do not distract yourself while driving (with the mobile phone, radio, cigarette, etc.); make frequent stops; moderate speed; maintain the safety distance; use prudence in overtaking; Never engage the emergency lane; On the three -lane highways, travel on the first lane of the road, on the right.

How to inquire about traffic

There are several services that allow you to stay updated on real -time traffic via app, telephone or radio. Here are some:

  • app: There are several satellite navigators (also free) that allow you to monitor the traffic situation in real time. In addition, on Apple and Android devices, CCISS (Coordination Center Coordination Center on Road Safety) or Myway, the Autostrade per L’Italia app can be downloaded;
  • radio: It is possible to remain updated on traffic situations also via radio, in particular on Isoradio, Rai channel active 24 hours a day, available on frequency 103.3. RTL 102.5, on frequency 102.5, does some extraordinary interventions relating to traffic;
  • telephone: The CCISS telephone channel, reachable to the toll -free number 1518, is active 24 hours a day. The paid service established by Autostrade per l’Italia, available at 840.04.21.21, is also active 24 hours a day and 7 days a day.



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