In the year 2010, the General Directorate of Traffic launched the first section radar in Spainthis cinemometer is located on the AP-6 (Northwest Highway) at the height of the Guadarrama tunnel, which will soon cease to operate. be a means of payment.
Since that date, this type of device has become the DGT’s favorite, since during 2024 up to 90 section radars will be installed. In the same way, the Servei Català de Trà nsit has followed in the footsteps of the DGT and also has dozens of these cinemometers distributed throughout the entire road network of Catalonia.
What is the number of devices of this type in Catalonia?
According to the Servei Català de Trà nsit website, the total number of section radars distributed along Catalan roads amounts to 41a list that was updated a few weeks ago with the entry into operation of a cinemamometer on the A-2.
Furthermore, to this figure we must add the section devices that are owned by the municipalities, for example, Barcelona has several of them distributed throughout the city. Finally, it should be noted that section radars are found in all provinces: 11 in Girona, 19 in Barcelona, ​​6 in Lleida and 5 in Tarragona.
Where is the last section radar installed in Catalonia?
This radar is located between kilometers 563.22 and 570.12 of the A-2 (Northeast Highways) heading to Barcelona. Specifically, the control cameras will be located at the height of the Truc tunnels, a section that is located limited to 80 km/h.
Therefore, in the almost seven kilometers of the new radar it will be mandatory to respect that speed. On the other hand, with this cinemometer, the SCT reaches 242 control devices distributed throughout the road network of Catalonia.
What is the location of the rest of the Catalan section radars?
By province, in Barcelona there are 19 devices of this type:
- C-17; between Aiguafreda and Tagamanet
- C-31; in Badalona
- C-31; in Badalona
- AP-7; between Barberà del Vallès and Santa Perpètua de Mogoda
- A-2; between Castellolà and El Bruc
- A-2; between Jorba and Veciana
- C-17; between Lliça de Vall and Parets del Vallès
- C-17; between Lliça de Vall and Parets del Vallès
- C-58cc; in Montcada i Reixac
- C-58cc; in Montcada i Reixac
- C-59; in Palau-solità i Plegamans
- C-59; in Palau-solità i Plegamans
- C-58; between Sabadell and Badia del Vallès
- C-16; in Sant Cugat del Vallès
- C-16; in Sant Cugat del Vallès
- C-31; in Sant Pere de Ribes and Vilanova i la Geltrú
- C-17; in Tagamanent and Aiguafreda
- A-2; in Veciana and Jorba
- C-31; in Vilanova i la Geltrú and Sant Pere de Ribes
Girona (11 devices):
- N-2; between Agullana and Capmany
- N-2; between Capmany and Agullana
- C-65; between Cassa de la Selva and Llagostera
- C-66; between Corçà -Rupià -La Pera and Flaçà -Sant Joan de Molle
- N-2; between El Pont del PrÃncep and Els Hostalets
- N-2; between Els Hostalets and El Pont del PrÃncep
- N-2; between Fornells de la Selva and Quart
- N-2, in Girona
- N-2; in Girona
- N-2; between Quart and Fornells de la Selva
- C-66; between Sant Joan de Mollet-Flaçà and La Pera-Rupià -CorçÃ
Lleida (6 radars):
- C-14; between Bassella and Vilanova de l’Aguda
- A-2; between TÃ rrega and Vilagrassa
- N-230; The Vielha Tunnel in both directions
- A-2; between Vilagrassa and TÃ rrega
- C-14; between Vilanova de l’Aguda – Bassella
Tarragona:
- N-340; between Amposta – Sant Carles de la RÃ pita
- N-340; between Sant Carles de la RÃ pita and Amposta
- A-7; in Tarragona
- A-7; in Tarragona
- AP-7; between Ulldecona – Amposta
