Overview

• The special operation runs from Friday 29 August at 15:00 to Sunday 31 August at 00:00, with about 5.06 million long‑distance movements expected on DGT‑managed roads, excluding Catalonia, the Basque Country and Navarra.
• The main pressure will come from returns from coastal and second‑home areas to major cities, overlapping with September departures and cross‑border travelers coming back from Morocco and Portugal.
• DGT flags the most critical windows as Friday 16:00–22:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 16:00–23:00.
• Resources include Guardia Civil traffic officers, eight traffic management centers, maintenance and emergency teams, plus fixed and mobile radars, helicopters, drones, cameras and camouflaged vans and motorbikes monitoring phone use and seatbelts.
• Flow management measures feature reversible and additional lanes, suspended roadworks, limits on road events and targeted freight restrictions, alongside safety guidance urging rest, no alcohol or drugs, compliance with limits and distraction‑free driving.