The AP-7 motorway will reopen this morning between Martorell and Sant Sadurní.

BarcelonaThe AP-7 highway in the south direction, between Martorell and Sant Sadurní, It will be fully open to traffic. at three o'clock this coming Monday morning, according to the director of the Catalan Traffic Service, Ramon Lamiel.

The line was closed at these points on January 21, the day after the fatal commuter train accident that caused the death of a young trainee driver in Gelida. upon colliding with a retaining wall under the AP-7Given the risk of collapse in this section and to facilitate the work of the heavy machinery needed to reinforce the fallen embankment, the AP-7 southbound motorway was closed from the old Martorell toll plaza to the Sant Sadurní d'Anoia exit. Lamiel justified the early morning reopening for safety reasons, as traffic drops considerably during this period, making it easier and safer to remove the cones and Jersey barriers used to redirect traffic, as well as to repaint the lanes. Furthermore, the head of Traffic also praised the positive response to the alternative routes on the AP-7, which diverted the daily traffic on this artery that crosses Catalonia from south to north. During this period of restrictions, drivers were advised to use the C-15 and A-2, and tolls were lifted on the C-32, the Garraf motorway, which saw a significant increase in traffic.