Drivers across Girona province face increased speed checks this week after the Servei Català de Trànsit (SCT), the Catalan Traffic Service, launched an enforcement campaign with Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalonia's regional police, and local police forces on Monday 4 August.

The checks cover main and secondary roads as well as urban streets. For residents walking or cycling in participating towns and cities, the campaign targets speeding that the SCT identifies as a particular danger to pedestrians and cyclists, while motorists should expect a greater police and radar presence.

Radar checks on roads and urban streets

According to reporting by Diari de Girona, the operation is intended to reduce risks linked to excessive speed across Girona's road network and built-up areas.

  • Police will monitor speeding on primary and secondary roads.
  • Local police will take part in checks in urban areas.
  • The SCT will use trailer-mounted speed cameras and the Falcó airborne radar system.

The SCT's guidance on risk-factor controls says it works with town councils to provide speed-measuring equipment for monitoring traffic on urban roads and through-routes. It records 210 agreements for speed-measuring devices, of which 181 are in force.

More than 35,000 speeding reports in the previous campaign

During the equivalent seven-day campaign in 2024, 35,295 speeding reports were issued across Catalonia, an average of 5,042 a day. Diari de Girona reported that 15.4% of vehicles checked were found to have committed an offence.

Separate 2025 data reported by Cadena SER recorded more than 240,000 speeding case files on Girona roads, combining fixed-camera reports and Mossos mobile checks. The fixed radar at kilometre 312.7 of the C-31 in Castell-Platja d'Aro issued 67,300 penalties, or more than 180 a day.

“This radar, like the rest, seeks to maintain a safe speed and reduce the risk of accidents,” said Ramon Lamiel, director of the Servei Català de Trànsit, referring to the C-31 device.

Drivers can check the SCT's official risk-control guidance before travelling and should follow the signed limit on each road and urban street.

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