Black Monday for city traffic. The new road layout imposed on Esquilino for the restyling works of Piazza dei Cinquecento and two accidents that occurred in the morning on the Tangenziale Est and the Grande Raccordo Anulare, literally brought traffic to a standstill.
In the streets around the Station, despite the information given to citizens by Roma Capitale, the traffic changes caused jams with cars even blocking the tram lanes. Repercussions reached as far as Castro Pretorio and Santa Maria Maggiore. These are the changes that will be valid until the end of the works: - The stretch of via Giolitti, from via Rattazzi to Piazza dei Cinquecento will be reserved for local public transport - For vehicles coming from the Turbigo underpass, the left turn will be mandatory - New traffic regulations on via Gioberti that limit access to private vehicles on some sections of the road - Changes in the direction of traffic and mandatory turns in Piazza Manfredo Fanti, via Carlo Cattaneo, via Enrico Cialdini, Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, via Farini and via Amendola.
Changes also to the terminus can be consulted on the Atac portal.
And to further complicate the situation, two accidents occurred on the Grande Raccordo Anulare and the Tangenziale Est. On the Gra in the outer lane direction Salaria around 9 two cars collided injuring a driver not in danger of life. The accident immediately blocked traffic and queues of over five kilometers, but the tailbacks soon reached the Casilina exit and the A24 Roma-Teramo junction.
Almost simultaneously another accident paralyzed the Tangenziale Est which was temporarily closed at the exit Via Nomentana in the direction of the intersection of Viale Castrense/Via Nola. The accident occurred inside the Nuova Circonvallazione Interna tunnel at the junction for Via dei Monti Tiburtini. Four vehicles were involved in the pile-up.
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