Mallorca municipalities asking for more investment in rural roads
Neglecting maintenance often results in overgrown vegetation, which individuals may exploit to block public access points.
Legal action being considered after decision to maintain the Palma high-occupancy vehicle lane
The Council of Mallorca wants to scrap the lane.
Pollensa wants Formentor road restrictions to be extended by two months
The town hall would like the restrictions to start on May 1 and end on October 31.
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MA-13 road into Alcudia, Mallorca
The MA-13, which is single lane from Sa Pobla to Alcudia.
![Location of a fatal accident in Palma, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Location of a fatal accident in Palma, Mallorca
The MA-30 in Palma, which has a reputation as a black spot.
Alcudia has the most drink driving offences in Mallorca
Over the Christmas period, police controls to check on driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs are stepped up.
Keep the Palma high-occupancy vehicle lane, but only for the rush hour
The Council of Mallorca wants to get rid of the lane.
Increased speed limit on Palma's Via Cintura from December 18
The speed limit was reduced from 120 km/h in February 2021.
October traffic 'chaos' in Formentor
Once the restrictions are lifted, heavy traffic returns.
Palma Via Cintura speed limit to change in November
Meanwhile, continuous lines are being painted on certain sections to prevent sudden lane changes at exits.
Palma road project has residents up in arms
There's a proposal to reactivate a plan that dates back twenty years.
Variable speeds being considered for Palma's Via Cintura
A return to 120 km/h would seem to have been ruled out.
Plan to add lanes to ease Via Cintura traffic congestion
Two lanes on specific sections of the road.
Car-hire associations clash over possible summer limit to vehicles in Mallorca
One association favours a reduction in the number of cars; the other does not.
Three children in the back of a pickup in Mallorca
Obvious road safety implications.
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Children in the back of a pickup truck.
On the road between Can Picafort and Santa Margalida.
Running on Palma's Via Cintura
Not the first time he's been seen running along the road.
![A runner on the Via Cintura highway in Palma, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
A runner on the Via Cintura highway in Palma, Mallorca
Dangerous, to say the least.
Spat over the legality of Palma's high-occupancy vehicle lane
The new administration at the Council of Mallorca maintains that the lane is illegal.
Taxis and coaches back increased speed limit on Palma's Via Cintura
But there is opposition to eliminating the high-occupancy vehicle lane.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"