Red-flagged weekend, over 12 million trips

On the Anas network this weekend Constantly increasing traffic is expected for returns to the large cities in Central-Northern Italy: based on estimates of the Anas Road Mobility Observatory, 12 are expected 255,000,000 motor vehicle movements. Italian Road Traffic announced red dot this afternoon, Friday 22nd August, tomorrow morning, Saturday 23 August, and throughout the day on Sunday 24th: travel in clear growth towards large urban centers throughout Italy from Holiday resorts. Due to the significant increase in traffic, Anas - explains a press release - has strengthened the commitment of the staff throughout the national territory and has reduced its presence construction sites. They will be closed or suspended until September 8th. 1,392 construction sites, approximately 83% of the active ones (1,672). The routes affected by this weekend's counter-exodus they will be heading north towards the big cities coming from from the Adriatic, Tyrrhenian and Ionian ridges, and along the passes border crossing towards France, Slovenia and Croatia. The intensification of circulation could affect the main arteries of the country: the A2 "Autostrada del Mediterranean" which crosses Campania, Basilicata and Calabria; the state roads 106 "Jonica" and 18 "Tirrena Inferiore" in Calabria; Motorways A19 "Palermo-Catania" and A29 "Palermo-Mazara del Vallo" in Sicily; the state road 131 "Carlo Felice" in Sardinia; the state road 148 "Pontina" in Lazio, a particularly important artery busy road which together with the state road 7 "Appia" ensures the connections between Rome and the tourist resorts of lower Lazio; the E45 route (SS675 and SS3 bis) which passes through Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna and connects the north-east with the center Italy; the SS1 Aurelia routes (Lazio, Tuscany and Liguria), SS16 Adriatica (Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto). In the north the RA13 and RA14 motorway junctions in Friuli-Venezia Giulia towards the border crossings, state road 36 "of Lake Como and Spluga" in Lombardy, state road 45 "di Val Trebbia" in Liguria, the state road 26 "della Valle d'Aosta" and the state road 309 "Romea" between Emilia-Romagna and Veneto and the State Road 51 "di Alemagna" in Veneto. The ban on the transit of heavy vehicles is in force tomorrow Saturday 23 August from 8am to 16th and Sunday 24th August from 7am to 10pm. The presence on Anas road is about 2,500 resources in rotation, made up of technical and operational personnel in addition to the staff of the Territorial Operations Rooms and of the Room National Situations, to ensure monitoring of the 24/7 real-time traffic. For construction site information immovable Anas invites travellers to consult before start the Summer Exodus page on the stradeanas.it website (link (https://www.stradeanas.it/it/esodoestivo). "Italians are preparing to return home from their holidays for resume their daily lives and work activities - has remembered the CEO Claudio Andrea Gemme -. I urge everyone to drive carefully: it is essential for ensure road safety. The melancholy of the end of the holidays and the desire to return to your destination quickly can lead to risky behaviors: in our opinion latest research on driving styles, for 51% of Italians It is not dangerous to exceed the speed limit. 11.4% believe that while driving 'you can do something else', while only the 55.4% are convinced that road accidents depend on incorrect behaviors. In these hours numerous movements, even at a local level, with a high volume of traffic, especially on state roads near city centers inhabited. I invite you - concludes the CEO - to respect the limits of speed and plan your trips. Please remember, above all, never drive with your cell phone on, everything else can wait. Nothing is as urgent as safeguarding your life and that of others".