The Dirección General de Tráfico begins on Friday, 14 August 2026, at 15:00 its Operación especial de Tráfico for the public holiday 15 de agosto. For the Región de Murcia the authority expects a total of 259,000 desplazamientosduring this period, up to 23:59 on Sunday, 16 August. The aim is to keep traffic flowing and improve safety on the region’s main and alternative routes.
The deployment plan includes the Agrupación de Tráfico de la Guardia Civil and the Centro de Gestión de Tráfico de Levante . Plans include more fixed and mobile checks, speed and alcohol/drug testing, and the use of variable signs and traffic control centres to manage diversions, speed reductions and lane changes dynamically. For the opening day, Friday, the DGT identifies 13:00 to 21:00 as likely peak traffic hours; on Saturday and Sunday, heavier traffic is expected mainly between 10:00 and 14:00 and between 16:00 and 21:00.
In Spain, 15 de agosto is one of the busiest travel dates of the summer. Nationwide, the DGT expects around 5.6 million journeys that weekend. In the Región de Murcia, traffic heading to the coast overlaps with return journeys from surrounding areas; the operation’s managers are therefore prioritising preventive measures on key stretches and at junctions.
Safety situation and context: Regional reporting points to increased accident risks during the summer of 2026, including several fatal crashes since early July. The planned measures should be understood as a preventive response to this situation and to the typically high levels of travel around the public holiday.
Distinguishing facts, attributed statements and forecasts: – Facts: The operation runs from 15:00 on Friday, 14 August 2026, to 23:59 on Sunday, 16 August 2026. A total of 259,000 desplazamientos are planned for the Región de Murcia. The agencies responsible are the Dirección General de Tráfico, the Agrupación de Tráfico de la Guardia Civil and the Centro de Gestión de Tráfico de Levante; increased checks and dynamic traffic management have been announced. – Attributed statements: The time windows, measures and expected peak traffic periods are based on reports in regional media and the DGT’s usual plans for the Operación especial de Tráfico for 15 de agosto. – Forecasts: Actual journey numbers and congestion will depend on the weather, incidents and driving behaviour; an assessment will only be possible once the operation has ended.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).