Anas, ‘Safe Summer 2026’ plan. Holiday traffic and roadworks: everything you need to know
From 24 July to 7 September, 83 per cent of roadworks will be closed or suspended to ease traffic flow. Almost half a billion journeys are expected between 20 July and 6 September on roads managed by Anas
The summer season is now in full swing and the country is preparing for the mass exodus of cars that will see the peninsula’s roads busy over the coming weeks. Precisely to ease traffic flow, as part of the ‘Estate Sicura 2026’ plan, Anas has announced the closure or suspension of 1,175 roadworks sites from 24 July until 7 September. This represents 83 per cent of active roadworks sites, which number 1,414 in total. According to the Minister for Transport and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, the Anas plan represents “a practical measure designed to ease traffic flows, reduce disruption for citizens and tourists, and improve safety levels on the roads”.
Half a billion journeys
In fact, a sharp increase in traffic is expected between 2 July and 6 September, with over 440 million vehicle journeys on the roads and motorways managed by the company. As ACI President Geronimo La Russa pointed out, “75 per cent of Italians will be travelling by car on the roads and as many as 90 per cent will remain within the country’s borders. This figure should instil a sense of responsibility in us.”
For this reason, through the ‘Estate Sicura 2026’ plan, Anas aims to “ensure a road network that is increasingly safe and efficient, and capable of providing the best possible travel experience for the millions of citizens who will be setting off on their journeys”, explained the company’s chief executive, Claudio Andrea Gemme.
As part of the plan, particular attention has been paid to the removal or suspension of roadworks along major roads and motorways, with the aim, as the CEO of Anas emphasised, of ‘improving traffic flow, reducing journey times and minimising congestion, thereby helping to make travel easier and safer’.
To this end, Gemme has announced that 2,500 staff will be deployed on a rota basis, comprising technical and operational staff, as well as personnel from the regional operations centres and the national situation centre, ensuring real-time traffic monitoring 24 hours a day. According to the CEO of Anas, this will help to ensure the quality of the infrastructure thanks to ‘modern, monitored and well-maintained’ roads.
