State highway concessionaire Anas has triggered its annual ‘Estate Sicura’ summer-exodus plan, estimating that over 27 million vehicle movements will cross its network between Friday 24 and Sunday 26 July. The company has suspended or completed 1,175 construction sites—83 % of the total—to open extra lanes on key arteries such as the A2 Salerno–Reggio Calabria and the SS16 Adriatica. Traffic forecasting group Viabilità Italia projects ‘bollino rosso’ on Friday afternoon, Saturday morning and Sunday evening, with the A22 Brennero even flagged ‘bollino nero’ all day Sunday for both directions. Heavy-goods-vehicle bans apply Friday 16:00-22:00, Saturday 08:00-16:00 and Sunday 07:00-22:00, affecting just-in-time deliveries for automotive and retail supply chains. To manage real-time incidents, Anas has deployed 2,500 field technicians and activated 24/7 monitoring rooms equipped with AI-driven traffic-flow prediction. Foreign posted drivers should note that dynamic lane reversals on the Grande Raccordo Anulare (Rome) and the A4 east of Milan will be signalled only in Italian; corporate fleet managers are urged to circulate translated briefings. For mobility managers, the key takeaway is to avoid Friday evening departures and, where possible, shift shipments to weeknights when bans are lifted. Companies running employee shuttle services should factor in potential delays and ensure drivers observe Italy’s stricter summer heat rest-break rules.
Source: ANSA Motori
