During the second phase of the special Easter operation, which started at 2:00 p.m. yesterday, Wednesday April 1st, and concludes at midnight on Monday, April 6th, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) anticipates that 1,364,820 journeys will be made on the highways of the Valencian Community.
The Levante Traffic Management Centre was visited by the Government Delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, the provincial head, Pilar Funez, and the head colonel of the Traffic Sector of the Civil Guard, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Ferragut, in celebration of the commencement of the second phase of the special operation. The operation is anticipated to generate 9,890,000 long-distance journeys across the country.
In comparison to the data from the previous year, Bernabé noted that a 2.03% increase in mobility is anticipated, both nationally and within the Valencian Community.
The second phase of this project will be conducted in the Valencian Community from 12:00 p.m. yesterday for traffic regulation purposes and from 15:00 p.m. for accident counting purposes until 24:00 on Monday, April 6th.
The DGT has scheduled a total of 2,355,660 long-distance journeys on the roads of the Valencian Community between the first and second phases of the Special Operation. At the national level, the number of journeys planned will reach 17,070,000.
The Government Delegation has issued a statement indicating that an increase in mobility of 1.86% is anticipated, both nationally and within the Valencian Community, in comparison to the data released last year.
Based on projections, the Valencian Community experienced 582,428 journeys out of the 4,340,000 long-distance journeys at the national level during the initial phase, which occurred from March 27 to 29, and resulted in one fatality in the province of Valencia (three fatalities were recorded in 2025).
Bernabé has requested that drivers “exercise extreme caution and respect traffic regulations during a period of substantial increase in road traffic.”
He emphasised the necessity of “paying particular attention to short journeys on secondary roads, where the risk is elevated by the presence of vulnerable road users,” and he also announced that “surveillance on speed, alcohol, drugs, and distractions will be intensified.”
The delegate underscored the necessity of “avoiding distractions while driving, such as using a mobile phone, respecting speed limits, and having zero alcohol and drug consumption,” after observing that these are the top three causes of fatal road accidents.
Traffic intensity has been elevated
The peak traffic hours, as stated by the DGT (Spanish Directorate General of Traffic), will be from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM on April 1st, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM on April 2nd, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on April 3rd, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on April 5th, and from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM on April 6th.
In the province of Alicante, the A-70 (Km. 0 – 31.2) is the road and section with the most traffic congestion. The N-332 (Km.157 – 159) and the Alicante ring road’s access and exits. Access to Altea is available at km. 95 and 86.5. Access to the coast and El Altet-Santa Pola is available at km. 49-55. Torrevieja is also accessible.
The CV-13 (Km. 16.4, linking branch with AP-7 and N-340 in Torreblanca) and the A-3 (Km. 300 – 295, Requena section (Entrance), Km. 347 – 352) are both located in the province of Castellón and Valencia, respectively. Quart de Poblet section (Entrance/Exit). Kilometres 327+000-330+000. Chiva section (Exit), the A-7/A-3 (Km. 339 of A-3). The connection between the two highways (Entrance/Exit).
Also, the N-332 (Km. 221.7 – 213.5). The Gandía bypass ends and the crossings of Bellreguard and Oliva are regulated by traffic signals (Entrance/Exit). Km. 236+800. Access to the Tavernes de la Valldigna and the beaches (Entrance/Exit). Kilometre 251.300. Roundabout access to Cullera and beaches (Entrance/Exit) and the CV-500 (Section between the end of the motorway and the Sidi Roundabout on the exit and between the Perellonet roundabout and the Saler roundabout on the returns).
