Traffic foresees 450,000 displacements by the Spanish Motorcycling Grand Prix in Jerez | Spain
About 450.00 displacements. That is the figure that provides The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) On the occasion of the celebration from today until Sunday, April 27, the Spanish Motorcycling Grand Prix in the Jerez circuit. Traffic, in coordination with the municipalities of the area, has launched a special surveillance campaign, since the arrival of thousands of societies are expected both Spanish and other European countries. Surveillance will be reinforced from the air with helicopters and drones and, in addition, speed controls will be intensified both fixed and mobile with the aim of reducing accidents and that There is not a single victim.
During the 2024 edition, 406,384 displacements were registered during the Grand Prix, but it is expected that this year will rise to 450,000, with the consequent problems in the access to the circuit. The DGT has recommended that public transport be chosen And the private vehicle appears. The City Council of Jerez de la Frontera has enabled a parking lot with more than 2,000 seats in the fairgrounds and has arranged skip buses to the circuit. Another advice is to anticipate the arrival and raise awareness that the output can be slow as there is so much vehicle.
In the special device, 288 agents of the Civil Guard Traffic Group will participate, more than 50 DGT officials and the installation and maintenance technicians of special measures, such as reversible lanes on the tracks.
The surveillance and regulation of traffic from the air will focus on the most traveled routes by the drivers. In the surroundings of the stadium, there will also be night flights. In all of them, all infractions will be denounced, including speed, by recording images, as reported traffic. They will also increase From tomorrow Saturday alcohol and drug controls.
There will also be special control points of the Civil Guard in Andalusia, Ciudad Real and Badajoz, where special incidence will be made in the use of security systems, like the helmet and the seat belt; Excess speed, drug or alcohol consumption or reckless or negligent driving. These controls will participate 450 agents of the Traffic Group.
The DGT will reinforce the surveillance and regulation of traffic already from 300 or 400 kilometers before Jerez, especially in the three main road access roads. For the Mediterranean axis, the roads A-92, N-340, A-7, A-381 and A-382. From the center, the A-4/N-IV (Autovía de Andalucía) and AP-4 already from Madrid. On the part of the Northwest and Portugal, the A-66, N-630 and A-49 roads.
Traffic has advanced that it will spread messages to motorists and the rest of the drivers through their social networks (X, Facebook and Instagram), in which it will remind them that it is necessary to make “a prudent and respect driving” between vehicles that share the same route to circulate. « Motorcycle displacements imply a risk of injury that is between 20 and 40 times superior to the corresponding to a car driver ”, has emphasized the DGT.
Variable message panels and fixed luminous panels existing on different roads will also be used to inform users about incidents or indications related to circulation.
