Normality on the C-16 after a complicated return due to snow

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  • The Servei Català de Trànsit informs that the gallery has been reopened at dawn after hours of retentions and trapped cars

  • The passage of vehicles on the road has been restricted and the use of chains is mandatory

The snow that has fallen this Sunday has caused incidents in road traffic on several arteries in the north of Catalonia. The Catalan Transit Service heavy rainfall has been reported on the C-16 that have forced to cut for a few hours the section that connects fences and Berga (Bergueda, Barcelona). Traffic is prohibited on the C-16 southbound, at km 97.5 towards Berga. At dawn, the gallery has reopened, reports Trànsit.

The jam of vehicles, which has caused retentions of up to nine kilometers, has forced the authorities to to restrict He too He passed through the Cadi tunnel, to prevent more cars from piling up. For these routes it is mandatory to use chains or contact wheels and the authorities have asked drivers to take extreme precautions, especially on those roads or accesses that are registering rainfall.

Wait for several hours

The passage of third class vehiclesthat is to say, lorries and coaches, which have had to wait several hours until the road has been cleaned with the snow plows. Many road users have had to deviate to Berga until the road artery has not been cleared.

As recorded by the Meteorological Service of Cataloniaa mass of rainfall is concentrating throughout the afternoon in the regions of Osona, Moianes, Ripolles and the Bergueda, between the provinces of Barcelona and Girona. And at specific points the snow is baiting certain roads, as is the case of the C-16. Trànsit recommends avoiding this road, since it is “impracticable” at certain points.

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The accumulation of snow in this section has forced the Generalitat to mobilize several snow plows to decongest and enable the passage of vehicles. Trànsit sources explain that the affectation is very localized and that the storm has not generated a generalized affectation on Catalan roads during this Sunday. These same sources indicate that the snow removal teams are working urgently on the ground and that they hope to be able to reestablish traffic in a few hours.

During the day this Sunday there have been other road incidents, although not linked to the weather. In the AP-7at the height of Subirats (Alt Penedès), an accident has occurred that has ended up leading to queues of up to 17 kilometers in length. Around eight in the afternoon, circulation was restored at that point.



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