The first black label of summer 2026 closes the weekend of departures to holiday resorts, but without the critical issues that the increased traffic could have caused. According to data released by Anas (part of the Fs Italiane group), between Friday and Sunday, flows on the national network increased by 1.35% compared to the previous weekend and by 4.5% compared to the same period last year. The most marked increase concerns the South, where traffic rose by 3.26%.
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The most significant increases
This morning, Sunday, August 2, the most significant increases were concentrated on the A2 “Autostrada del Mediterraneo” at Sicignano degli Alburni, on state road 16 “Adriatica” at Falconara Marittima, and on state road 18 “Tirrena Inferiore” at Vibo Valentia. Slowdowns were reported in Sicily, on the A29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo and on the western ring road of Catania, as well as in Lazio on the A91 Rome-Fiumicino towards the airport and on state road 148 Pontina towards the coast, and in Lombardy on state road 36 of Lake Como towards the Swiss border.
Holiday destinations
Counts on individual sections confirm the pressure on the routes towards holiday destinations: on the A2, at Pontecagnano Faiano, 273,900 vehicles passed, at Salerno 231,000, at Battipaglia 196,061. In Lazio, the Grande Raccordo Anulare recorded between 272,814 and 326,473 passages depending on the section, with the peak between Laurentina and Castel di Leva; on the Pontina, the passages were 152,067. In Puglia, on state road 16 Adriatica in Bari, 330,939 vehicles were counted, the highest value among those released by Anas.
More than 2 million vehicles in Emilia Romagna
At the regional level, the largest totals concern Emilia-Romagna, with over two million vehicles recorded by sensors, and Puglia, with almost 2.4 million; followed by Calabria (almost two million), Veneto (627,857) and Piedmont (over 714,000).
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