The special summer traffic operation begins today, and 2.27 million vehicles are expected to cross the ACV in international circulation
This summer, international and domestic travel is expected to increase, so the Basque Government will take special measures to improve traffic management and reduce summer incidents.
At 3:00 p.m. this Friday, the special departure and return operation for the summer of 2026will begin. This operation is expected by the Basque Government to increase international and internal traffic.
During the presentation of the operation, the Director of Traffic of the Basque Government, Mr Olabarri, explained that this summer there will also be two differenttraffic flows on the Basque roads.
On the one hand, international traffic, mainly linked to Operation Strait Passage. Travel from various parts of Europe to southern Spain, Portugal and North Africa will pass hundreds of thousands of cars to southern Spain, Portugal and North Africa on the roads of the CVC. This traffic flow is expected to increase by 6% compared to last year's, and around 2,275,000 vehicles are expected to pass both back and forth.
On the other hand, domestic trafficis also projected to increase by 3.5 per cent over last year, with 44.1 million journeys (42.5 million were recorded in 2025).
In order to improve traffic management and minimise incidents during the summer months, the Basque Government will launch a specific action plan with differentiated signage and crane reinforcements.
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