Latest news and stories about traffic disruption in travel in Portugal for expats and residents.
Authorities have announced a scheduled traffic closure on the 25th of April Bridge, which is expected to cause significant disruptions to public transport and commuter routes.
IPMA has issued a red warning after heavy snow affected Porto, Braga and three other districts for several hours. Authorities warn of possible serious traffic disruptions and localized impacts on supplies and services; emergency and transport agencies are being mobilised to maintain safety and restore critical links.
The 25 de Abril Bridge will be inaccessible to vehicles for a five-hour period.
The Rally de Portugal event will cause traffic restrictions in the municipality of Góis on the 7th and 8th of May.
An accident involving three heavy goods vehicles during the early hours is disrupting traffic on the A1, North-Southbound between Mealhada and Coimbra. Road cleaning operations are currently underway.
The closure will take place between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM for the installation of central barriers. The redevelopment works on the Viseu–Santa Comba Dão section cost 103 million euros.
Roadworks will take place between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM tomorrow, with occasional interruptions near Coimbra. The GNR is monitoring the work on-site.
Work is expected to be completed by 05:00 on Sunday, at which time the Avenida Marginal and the railway line will be fully reopened to traffic.
The intervention will last from 08:00 to 18:00.
Traffic is being diverted via the IP4
A heavy goods vehicle was travelling from Spain to Portugal when it overturned onto the central reservation of the carriageway. There are no injuries.
A fire in the parish of Eixo and Eirol, in Aveiro, mobilised 150 personnel supported by 45 vehicles and four helicopters at 17:30. Traffic is cut off at kilometre 232 of the A1.
There are no houses or industries at risk, but the country's main road had to be closed.
The fire has an active front, but with some spot fires. There are no houses or industries at risk.
The alert was raised at 10:08 and by 11:00 the fire was reported as extinguished. Traffic is being diverted at the Jaca junction onto the A29.
The Municipality of Sertã warned today that National Road (EN2) is closed to traffic on the stretch between the Cabril Dam and Pedrógão Pequeno due to road clearance works.
Traffic is blocked at kilometre 19 on the A5 in the Estoril–Lisbon direction.
National Road 323 (EN323) is closed to traffic as a precaution due to a “huge crack” between the Espinho and Desejosa junctions, the president of the Tabuaço municipality told the Lusa news agency today.
Traffic on National Road 375 remains suspended in the parish of Colares, in the municipality of Sintra, following Storm Kristin, a source from the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) told the Lusa news agency today.
A lorry went off the road in the early hours of Wednesday on the Vasco da Gama Bridge, in the north–south direction, forcing the closure of that carriageway for several hours.
The A1 motorway is closed in the northbound (south-to-north) direction at multiple locations between Torres Novas and Pombal.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) warned on Monday of a flood risk during the week, particularly affecting areas north of the Mondego River and the Tagus basin.
Although still passable, the A24 was affected at 09:45, with some lorries and cars stopped or blocking the carriageway between Vila Real and Vila Pouca de Aguiar.
Although passable, the A24 was restricted at 09:45, with some lorries and cars stopped or blocking the carriageway between Vila Real and Vila Pouca de Aguiar.
Several roads are flooded and there are disruptions to road traffic.
Night-time traffic restrictions will be in place in the CRIL tunnels between this Monday and Thursday.
Eighteen emergency responders were at the scene, supported by seven vehicles.
Three roads in Portimão – which are now part of a crucial traffic artery following the opening of a new railway overpass and the closure of the accident-prone level crossing The post Major works begin on key Portimão roads near new overpass appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The A1 was closed for several hours between Aveiro South and Mealhada in the north–south direction.
The collision forced the suspension of north-south traffic on the A1.
