Restoration of traffic between Odivelas and Loures

Traffic between Odivelas and Loures and in the Frielas region has already been restored, but several roads in the country remain closed due to bad weather, according to Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP).

In the latest update on traffic restrictions on the road network, made at 18:00, IP notes that the national road (EN) 8 between Odivelas and Loures, as well as EN250 in the Frielas area, were open to traffic. traffic, the last two roads reopened to traffic after traffic was restored on the EN248 in Arruda dos Viños, between kilometers 15 and 17, in the afternoon.

There are still cuts in the Lisbon area at Estrada Nacional (EN) 9, between Ponte Rol and Torres Vedras; on EN250, between Katuhal and Sakavem; on EN115, in Rotunda das Oliveiras and Lebres, and on EN115-2, between Maxial and Ermejeira.

According to the company, there are still new checkpoints in the municipality of Coruch, in the Santarem region, namely on the EN119 highway, between Biscainho and Quinta Grande. In this area, the EN114 in Corus continues to be affected, with a closure to Estrada de Meillas and a connection between EN114 and EN251 in Azervadinha. The EN119 road is closed between kilometers 43 and 55, while the EN118 road intersects in both directions between Tramagal and Santa Margarida. The EN365 motorway runs between Vale Figueira and Pombaline.

In the Portalegre area there are also new entrances to the EN243 between Monforte and Barbacena and to the EN246-1 in Alameda dos Fresos, which connects Marvão with Castelo de Vide.

The area still has restrictions on Main Route (IP) 2 at Monfort as well as on EN3 at Montargil Dam; on EN243, in Fronteira and on the Fronteira bridge; to EN244, to Avis; on EN246, in Arronches and on EN373, closed towards Campo Mayor Elvas, and still in Elvas, on EN246.

In the Évora area, where the EN2 motorways in Mora and EN251 between Cousú and Mora were conditioned, there are now cuts between Monte da Barca and Mora.

Intense and relentless rain on Tuesday caused more than 3,000 accidents, including floods, tree falls and cut roads, affecting mainly the areas of Lisbon, Setubal, Portalegre and Santarem.

A total of 83 people were displaced, according to the National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Administration (ANEPC), and bad weather also resulted in the closure and conditioning of roads and railroad tracks, which have been restored.

In the Lisbon area, bad weather led to traffic restrictions at the entrance to the city, and in most cases this situation has been corrected. According to the city council, in Campo Maiore, in the Portalegre district, the lower part of the village was flooded, several houses were flooded with water up to the roofs.