At a Thursday meeting between representatives of the traffic directorate, the Council of Mallorca and Soller town hall, various proposals were agreed for tackling traffic congestion heading to Soller and in Soller itself.
Road closures planned to deal with Soller traffic congestion
Residents have been demanding action
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Stephen GrimmerI totally agree. The proposals seem to impact Soller residents as much as tourists. How can tgat be acceptable?? How do residents and businesses in Soller function normally with such road closures? So the closure needs to be selective - basically it is only tourists that should be unable to access the town. To fascilitate this rental cars need to be clearly identifiable. In peak hours a barrier system with number plate identification is needed. Or, lose the barrier and instead impose a massive automated penalty for registered rental cars who breach the restrictions. Also there need to be ways to warn the tourists a long way before the tunnel. Allowing big tailbacks to form at the tunnel entrance, or even at the Bunyola roundabout will be a disaster. They need to be diverted at the Palmanyola roundabout or earlier.
I don't think the solution is to cut Sóller off from the outside world. Rather they should consider stopping unnecessary traffic and allowing access only for residents, deliveries and public transport during critical hours. Maybe a number plate recognition and/or E-tag that allows access or diverts vehicles back to Palma at the tunnel entrance during peak demand.