According to Infraestruturas de Portugal, at least 16 national roads and one main route in the areas of Évora, Portalegre, Santarém and Lisbon were closed to traffic at 4:10 pm Tuesday at 4:10 pm due to bad weather.
Compared to the balance sheet previously published on its website, the company now indicates that EN373 is closed towards Campo Maior Elvas, in the Portalegre area, where there is also an EN243 cutoff, in Fronteira, at kilometer 154.1. .
In the Lisbon area, there is currently a junction between Arruda and Sobral on the EN248 and traffic in both directions on the EN247 due to a landslide at kilometer 55.6 in Carvoeira de Mafra.
Back in Lisbon, at 16:10, N8 (Odivelas-Lores), N250, in Frielas district, N115, at the roundabout of Oliveiras and Lebres, exit IC19 at EN117 (Amadora), in the direction of Lisbon-Sintra.
According to the IP, in the Portalegre area, traffic on the Fronteira bridge is still prohibited at km 41.050, while the EN244 motorway is closed in both directions in Avis at km 104; EN246, in Arronche, in both directions between km 53 and 59.5; EN246 at Elvas in both directions at km 18 and IP2 at Monforte also in both directions at km 203.1.
According to the company, in the Évora area, ground clearance remains on the EN2 highway in Mora in both directions between kilometers 469 and 471 and on the EN251 highway in both directions between Cusu and Mora.
In the Santarém area, traffic on the EN365 between Vale Figueira and Pombaline continues to be blocked in both directions at km 53.450 and 61.2; on the EN119 highway in Coruce in both directions between kilometers 43 and 55 and on the EN118 highway in both directions between Tramagal and Santa Margarida.
With regard to the rail network, on the Northern Line, traffic has been restored on all routes between Sacave-Bobadela Sul and Alverca, with a speed limit in the Povoa da Santa Iria area.
On the Sintra line, traffic between Benfica and Campolide has been restored with a speed limit of 30 km/h between 3.3 and 3.5 km.
Under the so-called Xabregas agreement, traffic between the Chelas junction and Lisbon-Santa Apolonia remains suspended.
On the Cascais line, traffic between Cais do Sodre and Oeiras has been restored. The Alges station remains closed and traffic on the Leste line between Portalegre and Elvas has been suspended.
Intense and incessant rain that fell at dawn on Tuesday caused hundreds of accidents, including floods, tree falls and cuts to roads in the areas of Lisbon, Setúbal and Portalegre, where there are records of several evacuees.
In the Lisbon area, weather conditions have hampered entry into the city, prompting authorities to urge people to stay at home if possible and limit travel as much as possible.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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