Safety, Traffic and Environmental Recommendations to See the Eclipse without Incident
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If you are going to travel by road before or after the solar eclipse, visible from virtually all of Spain, we recommend you plan the route well to travel safely, avoid traffic jams and reduce to the maximum the time you spend on the road.Continue reading...
Both the provincial head of Traffic of Madrid and the government delegate have been in the screens room of the headquarters of the DGT to address the...
This Wednesday, August 12, Spain will live a unique event with the arrival of the solar eclipse, which at the same time poses an important challenge for the roads. That is why the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has prepared a special device in response to the expected strong increase of displacements towards the best places of observation. This ... Continue reading "The warning of the DGT to drivers by the solar eclipse in Spain: "It is ne…
On the occasion of the total eclipse of the Sun on August 12, an extraordinary volume of displacements is foreseen in Spain towards the optimal observation zones. In fact, the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) estimates between 400,000 and 1.5 million additional displacements. In this context, Civil Protection and Emergencies, as well as the DGT, have made a series of recommendations for safe and non-incidental observation of the eclipse: Eye…
The SCT estimates that the AP-7 is the most mobile road axis during the scientific day.
The short answer is yes. The traffic regulations do not prohibit getting behind the wheel during the solar eclipse that will cross Spain on August 12, 2026. However, the DGT warns that the special deployment on the roads will not be that of a regular day, since the change of luminosity and the massive influx of vehicles will force to extreme the precautions.
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