The summer season is in full swing and the country is preparing for the great exodus of cars that will affect the roads of the peninsula in the coming weeks. Precisely to facilitate traffic, as part of the Safe Summer 2026 plan, Anas has announced the closure or suspension of 1,175 construction sites from July 24 until September 7. This represents 83% of the active construction sites, which total 1,414. According to the Minister of Transport and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, the Anas plan represents “a concrete choice designed to facilitate traffic flows, reduce inconvenience for citizens and tourists, and increase safety levels along the roads.”
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Half a billion trips
From July 20 to September 6, a sharp increase in traffic is expected, with over 440 million vehicle trips on roads and highways managed by the company. As recalled by the president of Aci Geronimo La Russa, “75% of Italians will travel by car on the roads and even 90% will remain within the country’s borders. This data must give us a sense of responsibility.”
For this reason, with the Safe Summer 2026 plan, Anas aims to “guarantee an increasingly safe, efficient road network capable of ensuring the best possible mobility for the millions of citizens who will be traveling,” explained the company’s CEO Claudio Andrea Gemme.
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Within the plan, particular attention has been given to the removal or suspension of construction sites along the main roads and highways, with the goal, as emphasized by the Anas CEO, to “streamline traffic, reduce travel times, and limit congestion situations, thus helping to make travel easier and safer.”
To this end, Gemme announced that 2,500 resources will be employed in shifts, including technical and operational staff and personnel from the Territorial Operations Rooms and the National Situation Room, ensuring real-time traffic monitoring 24 hours a day. This will contribute, according to the Anas CEO, to ensuring the quality of infrastructure through “modern, monitored, and well-maintained” roads.
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