Traffic Chaos Persists in Riva Due to Rain, Weather, and Roadworks

Traffic congestion, chaos, hell? Difficult to find a word that effectively summarizes what happened yesterday on the roads of Riva. On the first Saturday of August, the city traffic — always on the brink of a crisis, even in less “hot” times of the year — took the classic knock-out blow from the rain. Result: total blockage of access and exit routes to the city and a “paralyzed” center. A black day, in short, not so much for the residents of Riva, who are now used to being bottlenecked in traffic, but for the thousands of tourists who, already disappointed by the weather, found themselves trapped in cars for hours, with no way out.

Those who usually use bicycles and scooters decided to bring their cars out of the garage, while holidaymakers, typically at the beach, thought it best to get into their cars and set off for excursions around the area. In addition to these factors, which recur every time a few drops of rain fall, there is the particular timing on the calendar and the presence of roadworks in the municipality of Arco, whose effects have impacted the entire lower Sarca traffic flow.

Effects on traffic flow and reactions

And so, rain was joined by lightning and swearing, which emerged in multiple languages from the vehicle cabins. Of course, those traveling from the western Gardesana could enjoy for a long time the beautiful view of Riva and Mount Brione: the queue on the important route stretched several kilometers, and cars, long halted in the tunnel, took quite a while to reach the sign indicating the entrance to Riva.

But the problems certainly did not end there. Motorists could admire the magnificence of Numen Aquarum, usually ignored, on the facade of the hydroelectric power plant, and then, moving at a snail’s pace and almost imperceptibly, they arrived on via Monte Oro and viale Cannella. Here, as if that weren’t enough, they had to face colleagues also stuck in traffic, whether on viale dei Tigli or viale Trento, who were trying to reach the center or viale Martiri, themselves completely jammed with cars.

The same fate befell those seeking to reach Torbole, then continue toward Malcesine or Rovereto. Their “agonizing” hours also lasted. In the face of days like this, which are far from sporadic episodes, it is obvious that the people of the “Busa” are exhausted and disillusioned.

Tired of promises, empty words, political games, and petty revenge, they demand effective projects, and quickly — not just talk.