The exits from Madrid and other highways in the country are already registering intense traffic two hours before the start of the second phase of the special Easter Week traffic operation, which officially starts at three this afternoon and during which 9.4 hours are expected. millions of trips.
This is the most important phase of this special operation that was launched on Friday, March 31, and will be closed at midnight on Monday, April 10.
Traffic forecasts prepared by Tráfico contemplate that from the early hours of Wednesday afternoon (especially between 3 and 11 p.m.), at which time this second phase begins in all communities except Catalonia and the Valencian Community, cause circulation problems and delays at the exits and entrances of large urban centers, both in the interior of the peninsula and those located on the periphery and coast, moving to the destination areas as the afternoon progresses.
According to the data provided by the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) at 1:10 p.m., practically all the exit roads from Madrid present complications: the A-1, in the Jarama Circuit; the A-3, in Rivas; the A-4, as it passes through Pinto; the A-5, in Arroyomolinos; and the A-6, at the height of El Plantío.
Also traffic problems in Murcia on the A-7, in Espinardo towards Cartagena; in Malaga, on the A-7, in Fuengirola in the direction of Marbella and in Cuidad Real, on the A-4, in Valdepeñas towards Bailén.
In addition, several accidents complicate traffic, specifically, in Tarragona, on the AP-7, a su paso Constantí sentido Girona; and already in this capital, on the C-35, in Vidreres towards Llagostera.
The exits of the Madrid capital by the A-1, at the height of El Molar; and on the A-3, in Fuentidueña de Tajo; in Alicante on the A-7, in Elche towards the capital; in Valencia, on the A-7, in Chiva towards Castellón and in Álava, on the A-1, in Vitoria-Gasteiz towards Burgos, they also register heavy traffic due to accidents.
