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149,000 trips are planned in Asturias during the last special traffic device of this summer

29/08/2025

• Return movements will take place in a staggered manner and, as every year, they will coincide with the departure movements of those who take their holidays in September and those who return to their residence after the summer break

The month of August is about to end and with it comes for many the end of the summer holidays and the consequent return home to return to the daily routine. For this reason, with the aim of ensuring that these millions of journeys take place in maximum safety conditions, the Directorate-General for Traffic will launch tomorrow the last of the special devices prepared for this summer.

For him, the Agency expects that, from 15:00 today, Friday 29 and until midnight on Sunday 31 August, there will be 149,000 of the 5,060,000 long-distance movements in Asturias due to the generalized return that will take place in the coming days.

In this operation, the aforementioned return movements will coincide, which will be staggered between the days preceding this weekend and the weekend itself, mainly on Sunday, August 31, from the coastal and rest tourist areas to the large urban centers, with exit movements that also occur during the weekend, mainly to coastal tourist areas and the usual ones of a summer weekend.

TRAFFIC FORECASTS

From the early hours of the afternoon of Friday 29 (especially between 15 and 22 hours), there will be important movements that will cause high intensities of circulation.

On Saturday the 30th, intense traffic will continue in the direction of departure from the first hours of the morning, especially between 9 and 15 hours, motivated by the imminent beginning of the holiday month of September and by the usual short weekend trips to beach areas. In the afternoon, you will be able to observe return movements.

On Sunday 31 in the morning, the movements through access to beaches will be important, as early in the afternoon and until 22 hours there will be high traffic intensities for the return of both those who have finished their holidays in August and those who have enjoyed the weekend.

MATERIAL, HUMAN AND MEASUREMENT MEDIA

In order to cover this operation and make all the planned movements safe, Traffic has established a series of traffic regulation, management and surveillance measures for which it has the maximum availability, both of its human resources (agents of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard, personnel of the eight Traffic Management Centers of the DGT and personnel in charge of the maintenance of equipment and the installation of measures on the road, in addition to the personnel of the emergency services), as well as of its technical resources (fixed and mobile speed control radars, in addition to helicopters-Pegasus, drones, cameras, vans and camouflaged motorcycles for the use of motorists).

Work on the roads will be stopped, the holding of sports tests and other events involving the occupation of the road will be limited and the movement of vehicles carrying dangerous goods, special transports, as well as the movement of freight trucks in general, on certain stretches of roads, dates and times will be restricted.

ROADS ON WHICH WORKS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN ASTURIAS

  • AP-66. PP.KK 74+400 to 76+900 Road repair work due to detachment.
  • AP-66. Adaptation to Royal Decree 635/2006 of the AP-66 tunnels (tunnels of El Negrón, Entreguerra, Pando and Vegaviesga), PP.KK 75+860 to 83+900)
  • N-625. Roadway sinking repair in p.k 135+500 (Pone)
  • Superficial rehabilitation of the firm of the right road of the A-8 motorway, between the PP.KK. 355+900 and 358+300.
  • Anti-noise actions on the A-66 motorway as it passes through Mieres, PP.KK 53+820 to 46+150.
  • Actions against noise on roads N-632, PP.KK 95+780 to 118+200, N-634, PP.KK 540+000 to 544+000 and N-641, PP.KK. 0+000 to 2+510.
  • N-632 P.K 3, Ribadesella Bridge. Repair and expansion of structure.

SPECIAL CIRCULATION MEASURES:

Alternative itineraries.

  • A-66 and A-8. Oviedo Gijón by AS-II or A-64 and AS-I
  • Vehicles that go to Cangas de Onís, Covadonga, Picos de Europa Natural Park and Arrionda, drive on the A-8 to exit 319 (Ribadesella), continuing on the N-634 to the town of Arrionda.
  • Vehicles heading towards Oviedo from Cangas de Onís and Arrionda are recommended to use the A-8.

Other management measures.

  • Regulation and surveillance of the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard at conflict points and intersections with greater traffic intensity.
  • Restriction of access to the CO-4 throughout the day, except authorized vehicles.
  • Elimination of the third lane on A-8 between p.k. 356,200 and 358,200 (Villaviciosa tunnel) to facilitate access to the beach area.