Heavy traffic is expected over the weekend as holidaymakers will hit the road, in particular on Saturday morning and Sunday, according to national road association ANAS and road police Polstrada.
Intense traffic was increasing Saturday around major urban centres across Italy towards beach resorts in the South and mountain destinations in the North, as well as along border crossings with France, Slovenia and Croatia.
ANAS suspended 906 worksites – or 70% of active ones across Italy’s roads – from Saturday through September 3 to ease traffic.
An estimated 28 million Italians are expected to hit the road to reach their holiday destination in the first two weekends of August, Italy’s highway company Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI) has estimated.
Traffic will peak in the first two weekends of August, when 28 million Italians are expected to travel on Italy’s highways, according to ASPI.
Source: Ansa News Agency