The DGT urges to advance the return of the bridge due to the snowfalls expected on Wednesday

The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has made an appeal this Monday to citizens who are in the northern half of Spain for that advance the return of the bridge ahead of the forecast of heavy snowfall for Wednesday. The new front will be caused by the entry of a new cold air mass and subsequent discharge of precipitation in the form of snow that could hinder road traffic in the northern half of the peninsula during Wednesday and Thursday and that could affect not only to secondary roads, but also to high capacity roads, warns the DGT.

This entry will bring with it a drop in the snow level at between 400 and 800 meters in the extreme north, from 600 to 900 in the center and from 1,000 to 1,400 in the southeast, so significant accumulations are expected in the mountainous areas of the Cantabrian Mountains, Pyrenees, Iberian System and Central System and also in flat areas of sufficient altitude.

📢For ❄️ there are 63 #roads affected.

➡️All from the secondary network:

⚫️ 16 are impassable.
🔴 33 the use of strings is mandatory.

➡️The worst in #Aragon, # CastillayLeón and #Catalonia

ℹ️More information: in radio bulletins📻 and in @InformationDGT pic.twitter.com/z5A05MAP0K

– Directorate General Traffic (@DGTes) December 6, 2021

These snowfalls are expected to be heavy in the interior northwest and are not ruled out on the Cantabrian coastline.

General rains

Thus, from the early hours of Wednesday there are active snowfall warnings in those areas referred to and will continue throughout the day. Regarding rainfall, Showers are expected in much of the Peninsula, widespread, abundant and with occasional storms in Galicia, Cantabrian Sea and Western Pyrenees, with some persistence in the surroundings of Galicia.

Review of snow thicknesses measured since Saturday by high mountain automatic stations and XOM collaborators.

Elevated sectors of the Aran, north of the Pallars Sobirà and the Cerdanya have exceeded 50 cm of new snow, with more than 30 cm in some valleys.#Meteomuntanya pic.twitter.com/VwbBQSSBF5

– Meteocat (@meteocat) December 6, 2021

In a weaker, scattered and occasional way, they will spread to the south and east, more intense in the mountains and the Straits, and without ruling out that, with low probability, they will reach the interior of the Mediterranean area of ​​the peninsula. In the Balearic Islands they are probable, with the possibility of occasional storms.

Truck diversion

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With these forecasts, Traffic advises that, in addition to advancing the return trip, “it is very important” that the rest of the citizens residing in the northern half of the peninsula avoid all those road trips that are not essential and wait until there are no weather alerts. The 21 automated and guarded diversions for bagging trucks, to activate them if necessary.

Traffic considers it essential to check the weather conditions before hitting the road and points out that traffic may be restricted to certain vehicles and require the use of winter tires or chains to drive on roads affected by snow. In the event that they are not available, the agents of the Civil Guard Traffic Group will prevent the passage of that vehicle.