Overview
- Regional officials unveiled a Spain-first pilot of thermosensitive road signs that can heat from −10°C to 20°C in about 90 seconds to remain visible in snowfall, with roughly 18 units to be installed at strategic points.
- Autonomous wireless pavement sensors tied to the SIGESCA road management platform will feed icing forecasts to enable earlier, more targeted salting; projected material and staffing efficiencies are official claims.
- The road agency fields 300 staff, 59 snowplough trucks, three snow blowers, 91 patrol vehicles and 12 push vehicles for rapid interventions across more than 2,500 kilometers of regional roads.
- Supplies include 43 salt storage sites holding over 5,000 tonnes and eight brine plants capable of producing more than 400,000 liters for anti-ice treatments.
- Emergency coordination adds 6,000 personnel and 600 vehicles under Madrid 112, plus about 3,500 Civil Protection members and the ERIVE volunteer logistics team for severe weather response.