Various information pickets have blocked at the first hour of this Wednesday the accesses to Valencia via the V-21 and the Ronda Nord on the occasion of the general strike, according to sources from the Centro de Gestión de Tráfico (CGT) told Europa Press.
The traffic disruptions occurred around 7:30 a.m. on the V-21, in the stretch entering the city from Alboraia, as well as on the Ronda Nord, both in the direction of access and of exiting Valencia.
To both points, police officers have been dispatched, who approximately 45 minutes later managed to remove the pickets and restore circulation on these roads. During the time they remained closed, significant traffic jams were caused.
In Catalunya, this Wednesday’s general strike day has also started with numerous traffic cutoffs, including those recorded on the AP-7 near Sant Gregori (Girona), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Llinars del Vallès and Subirats (Barcelona), as well as on the Barcelona Ronda Litoral near Drassanes.
As the Servei Català de Trànsit has reported in several messages on X collected by Europa Press, circulation remains interrupted by a demonstration on the A-2 in El Prat de Llobregat and Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona) in the direction of the Catalan capital, as well as on the B-140, in the access to the CIM Vallès in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
In the area of Lleida, incidents are also recorded, with cutoffs on the LL-11 in both directions near the provincial capital; on the A-2 in Alcoletge (exit 467, connection with the C-13) and on the A-2 in Tàrrega (exit 507, connection with the C-14).
Madrid, usual traffic jams despite the strike
Meanwhile, the main access roads to Madrid present this Wednesday morning traffic delays in practically all entrances to the capital, of an intensity similar to that of any working day during peak hours, despite the context of a general strike. All roads remain open to traffic.
With data from 7:30 a.m., entry traffic jams were recorded into the city via the A-1 in San Sebastián de los Reyes and Las Tablas; on the A-2 near Torrejón de Ardoz; on the A-4, in the stretches of Pinto and Butarque; on the A-5, in Arroyomolinos and Alcobendas, and on the A-6, in the municipalities of Las Rozas and Majadahonda.
Likewise, complications were detected on the A-42 (Toledo motorway), as it passes through Parla and Getafe, and on the M-607 (road to Colmenar) in the vicinity of Colmenar Viejo and Tres Cantos, as has been detailed to Europa Press by sources from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT).
On the M-40, the main ring road, the greatest difficulties were concentrated in Aravaca and Pozuelo in both directions; in the Cuatro Vientos area, toward the A-5; in Villaverde, also in both directions; and at the junctions of Coslada and Vicálvaro toward the A-2. A traffic incident also affected the M-45, with about three kilometers of delays at the level of Villaverde in the direction toward the A-3.