Catalunya Grand Prix will have special traffic operations

Starting this Friday, the Catalan Transport Authority (SCT) will launch a special trip to celebrate the Montmelo Motorcycle Grand Prix (Barcelona). This coincides with the usual weekend outings and most of all with the reopening of the upcoming summer holidays. Sunday.

SCT said the sporting event will see approximately 425,000 vehicles depart from tomorrow afternoon through Saturday morning, with 255,000 returning on Sunday, making travel complicated this weekend. I expect it to be

The coincidence of the Motorcycle Grand Prix with over 60,000 spectators and the reopening of the holidays could particularly affect AP-7, C-33 and C-17 on Sunday from 12:00 to 24:00. there is. 00 o’clock.

To increase road capacity and improve liquidity, SCT has added additional lanes on AP-7 between San Cerroni and Montornes del Valles in the north, and between Vilafranca del Penedès and Molins de Molins in the south. We plan to implement special measures such as Rei, and between Sant Andreu de Llavaneres and Montgat on the C-33.

Overtaking of trucks is also prohibited on the section of these two roads, and they must travel at a maximum speed of 80 km/h.

Other motorways also have special management and regulatory measures for traffic, such as C-65 and GI-662 in Costa Brava, N-II in Tordela, N-340 in El Vendrell and C-14/N-240 in El Vendrell. be introduced. Mont Blanc.

Additionally, SCT recommends using the C-32 North Expressway as an alternative to potential bottlenecks on AP-7.

About 30 Mossos d’Esquadra agents will participate in this special device tomorrow Friday, and about 60 will participate in this special device on Saturday and Sunday.

SCT Deputy Director Lourdes Puigbaraka, Northern Metropolitan Police Regional Transport Director Inspector Pedro Castrejon and Barcelona Catalunya Circuit Director Josep Luis Santamaria made a special announcement this Thursday. This weekend’s devices will be applied this Friday at 3pm.