Road closures planned to deal with Soller traffic congestion
As yet there is no date from when there will be potential road closures.
Call to limit Mallorca to 25,000 hire cars
But how many hire cars are there in Mallorca at any given time? No one knows for sure.
Mallorca tourist overcrowding and the need for objective data
Examples of congestion are nothing new. What is new is the focus on data as the basis for measures.
"Brave and decisive" measures needed to unclog Mallorca's roads
The Council of Mallorca, the government, Soller town hall - they are all talking about the possibility of limiting the number of vehicles.
Residents demanding an end to Soller tourist overcrowding
Long tailbacks heading to Soller, and traffic congestion in Soller.
Daily collapse to enter Soller
Daily collapse to enter Soller.
Valldemossa road closed temporarily following a rockfall
Rockfalls in the mountains do happen from time to time.
Tramuntana traffic cameras - Resignation demanded
New cameras to combat illegal races but they don't measure speed or noise.
Ten years on and cyclist 'saturation' in the mountains has increased
In 2014, the mayor of Escorca warned that infrastructure needed to be improved.
Significant traffic jams on the access roads to Palma
Traffic is also slowing down at the Palacio de Congresos de Palma.
Traffic chaos on Pollensa to Formentor lighthouse road
Large number of cyclists riding in both directions.
Fewer cars on Palma's roads than before the pandemic
But the people of Palma "do not perceive that the city's traffic is any less saturated".
Drugs, debts and dress - Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories that made the headlines over the past week.
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.
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
The MA-30 in Palma, which has a reputation as a black spot.
- Another body found by a Mallorca beach
- As the town hall announces 21 million euros investment, Playa de Palma residents denounce drugs and homelessness
- Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars
- Sunday weather in Mallorca - Feeling some effect from Storm Jana
- The growing problem in the Balearics of the illegal marketing of second homes as tourist accommodation
Comment
Cyclists, clean up your act!
What I don't like is the behaviour of cyclists when they are here in Mallorca.
Vicki McLeod03/05/2024 10:21