Avenida D. Carlos I in Barra do Douro in Porto will be closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic from 20:00 this Monday due to worsening weather conditions, the city council announced this Monday.
In a publication on its official page, the municipality clarifies that “out of precaution and to ensure the safety of people and goods,” traffic will be suspended until weather conditions allow traffic to reopen.
A reassessment of the situation is planned for Wednesday, the municipality added.
The municipal civil protection service warns of worsening weather conditions from Tuesday “with strong winds and strong sea waves.”
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), Porto was under a yellow warning due to strong winds gusting up to 85 kilometers per hour from 12:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
As for rough seas, waves of five to seven meters in height are expected from the north-west, with a maximum height of 12 metres, “for which reason an orange warning has been issued in the city” from 15:00 Tuesday to 9:00 Wednesday.
“Given IPMA forecasts, the risk of coastal flooding is expected to increase during high tides,” the council warns.
Due to deteriorating weather conditions, municipal civil protection requires the creation of security perimeters along the coastline and at the approaches to piers and beaches on Avenida D. Carlos I, Avenida Brasil and Avenida de Montevideo or other places that can be respected. be necessary.
The Chamber of Porto assures that it will continue to monitor the situation, “taking all necessary preventive and safety measures and issuing warnings that it deems necessary.”