DGT reports 24 secondary roads closed by fires in Spain
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The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has reported 24 secondary roads "impassable" in Spain due to fires, with six in the Community of Madrid and fifteen in Guadalajara, in addition to roads affected in Teruel and Huelva.
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The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has reported that 24 secondary roads in Spain are closed and "impassable" due to the fires, mainly affecting the Community of Madrid and the province of Guadalajara.
The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has reported that, at this time of day, 24 secondary roads are closed and "impassable" in Spain due to the fires, six of them in the Community of Madrid and fifteen in the province of Guadalajara.
Specifically, as explained by the DGT in its bulletin, the secondary roads that are closed to traffic in the Community of Madrid are the M-206, in the area of Loeches; the M-501 and M-541, in Pelayos de la Presa; the M-507 and M-540, in Villa del Prado; and the N-403, as it passes through the municipality of San Martín de Valdeiglesias. You can consult all the affected roads in the following X thread published by the DGT itself.
In the province of Guadalajara, the fifteen roads closed are located in the Sierra Norte of the province; and vehicle access has also been limited on the TE-54, in La Cañada de Verich (Teruel); and on the A-475, as it passes through Villanueva de las Cruces (Huelva).
Open Questions
- What is the estimated duration of road closures?
- What is the current status of the aforementioned fires?
