Overview
- The operación salida began on Friday and produced heavy jams on major corridors, with traffic services and La Vanguardia reporting AP-7 delays of up to 40 kilometres in several stretches.
- The Servei Català de Trànsit forecasted about 600,000 vehicle exits from the Barcelona metropolitan ring for the weekend and 300,000 returns, prompting lane reallocations, truck circulation limits and more than 1,000 Mossos controls.
- SCT director Ramon Lamiel urged drivers to use the C-32 as an alternative route and warned motorcyclists to take extra care; authorities also added temporary lanes on AP-7 and C-32 to ease flows.
- By Saturday many stretches had partially normalised but contingency measures remain in place for the expected return peak, while Renfe is running holiday Rodalies schedules with special R4 reinforcements in the morning.
- Because Segunda Pascua is a local movable feast chosen by each municipality, Barcelona and roughly 140–150 Catalan towns observe the holiday and most large shopping centres and many supermarkets follow reduced or closed hours, affecting commuters, shoppers and weekend plans.