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Traffic to open exclusive bus lane on AP-7 between Martorell and Gelida

The measure, effective starting tomorrow, aims to reduce travel times for RENFE alternative services and interurban buses following the railway accident.

Generic image of a highway with heavy traffic or construction work, showing diversion signs.
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Generic image of a highway with heavy traffic or construction work, showing diversion signs.

The Catalan Traffic Service will open a lane of the AP-7 highway southbound, between Martorell and Gelida, starting tomorrow for the exclusive use of interurban buses and RENFE alternative services, mitigating delays caused by the railway accident.

The right lane of the section between Martorell and Gelida, currently closed to general traffic, will be exclusively enabled for authorized vehicles. This decision, announced by Traffic Director Ramon Lamiel, responds to a local request to ease mobility in the Baix Llobregat and Penedès regions.
Buses will circulate in the right lane with a speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour for safety reasons. Vehicles will exit the highway at Gelida, just before the affected construction zone, and continue towards Sant Llorenç d’Hortons and Sant Sadurní, significantly reducing current detours.
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"The forecast for the highway's reopening remains February 9, provided there are no unforeseen complications, such as adverse weather events."

Ramon Lamiel · Traffic Director
The highway closure occurred on January 21 following the railway accident in Gelida, which damaged an embankment structure. Since then, repair and stabilization work has been ongoing, severely restricting circulation. Although one lane was briefly opened on January 24, it was closed again to allow machinery access.
Regarding alternatives, Trànsit has redirected traffic through routes such as the toll release on the C-32, the use of the Ordal itinerary, and the option to drive on the A-2 to Igualada. Lamiel has definitively ruled out enabling northbound AP-7 lanes for southbound traffic due to road safety regulations.

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