Catalonia – additional HGV restrictions
Owing to forecasts of significant increases in traffic volume on 6 June, an additional HGV restriction has been introduced on some road and motorway sections. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tons are required to use the right lane and must not overtake other vehicles and drive faster than 80 km/h.
The restriction applies on:
✅ the southern section of the C-32, between KP 47.5, the Gavà exit, in the commune of Gavà and KP 60, exit 15 at l’Hospitalet, in the commune of Cornellà de Llobregat
✅ on the AP-7 motorway, between KP 158, where the B-30 joins the AP-7, in the commune of de Sant Cugat del Vallés, and KP 213 in the commune of Banyeres del Penedès
✅ on the B-23 motorway, between KP 8, exit 8 at Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Molins de Rei Sud in the commune of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, and KP 15.5 at the junction with AP-7, in the commune Castellbisbal
✅ on the northern section of the C-32, between KP 84.5, at the junction with the B-20, in the municipality of Montgat and kKP 114, at the junction 113 at Canet de Mar, in the municipality of Canet de Mar.
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