Spain’s Directorate-General of Traffic (DGT) kicked off its special “Operación Constitución-Inmaculada” at 13:00 h on 5 December, projecting 272,000 vehicle movements on roads across the Region of Murcia through midnight 8 December.
Authorities have bolstered patrols with 216 Civil-Guard officers, complemented by fixed and mobile speed cameras, stretch-controls, drones and helicopters. The most congestion-prone corridors are the A-7 Mediterranean motorway and the RM-12 link to the coastal resorts, especially where they intersect with the A-30 and AP-7.
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Provincial traffic chief Virginia Jerez urged drivers to perform vehicle checks and stay alert after data showed that 45 % of the 32 road fatalities so far this year were linked to distraction. As of 1 January 2026, motorists will also be required to carry a V-16 connected emergency beacon rather than traditional warning triangles—a reminder for relocation programmes operating fleets or hire cars.
For companies with mobile staff or field engineers, the DGT alert means factoring in longer journey times and possible schedule adjustments. Logistics firms servicing the Cartagena and San Pedro del Pinatar ports are advising clients of potential delivery slippages during peak hours.
Although primarily a domestic-mobility issue, the road-safety push dovetails with Spain’s broader strategy of integrating drones and connected-vehicle tech into traffic management—innovations that could later feed into cross-border freight and employee-mobility corridors.
Authorities have bolstered patrols with 216 Civil-Guard officers, complemented by fixed and mobile speed cameras, stretch-controls, drones and helicopters. The most congestion-prone corridors are the A-7 Mediterranean motorway and the RM-12 link to the coastal resorts, especially where they intersect with the A-30 and AP-7.
Provincial traffic chief Virginia Jerez urged drivers to perform vehicle checks and stay alert after data showed that 45 % of the 32 road fatalities so far this year were linked to distraction. As of 1 January 2026, motorists will also be required to carry a V-16 connected emergency beacon rather than traditional warning triangles—a reminder for relocation programmes operating fleets or hire cars.
For companies with mobile staff or field engineers, the DGT alert means factoring in longer journey times and possible schedule adjustments. Logistics firms servicing the Cartagena and San Pedro del Pinatar ports are advising clients of potential delivery slippages during peak hours.
Although primarily a domestic-mobility issue, the road-safety push dovetails with Spain’s broader strategy of integrating drones and connected-vehicle tech into traffic management—innovations that could later feed into cross-border freight and employee-mobility corridors.
