Traffic jams likely as 5.5 million cars hit the roads for May Day weekend
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 @ 1:58 PM
THE forthcoming May Day bank holiday will see over 5.5 million cars on the roads and traffic jams are very likely on motorways between cities or en route to the coasts, warn authorities.
This Thursday, May 1 is a public holiday throughout Spain, and May 2 also is in Madrid – and in other parts of the country, many may take the Friday off work to enable them to go away for a long weekend.
Those living in land-locked cities, particularly the capital, are more likely to head for the coast, with the Valencia province seaside towns of Cullera and Gandia being among the most popular with travellers from Madrid.
This means motorways near cities and also the A-3 Madrid-Valencia highway and the A-7 coast road from France down to Málaga may suffer delays.
Additionally, the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province) takes place this weekend – May 2, 3 and 4 – meaning even further traffic jams are likely on the south coast.
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