Roads: Valencia / Zaragoza / Bilbao
 

Can anyone give me news on what the roads are like at the moment or point me to something online that can give me latest news?

I heard that this morning the main road up towards Teruel was blocked.

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Hi,
Have a look here:
http://www.dgt.es/portal/informacion...incidencias.do

Carol

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No snow problems currently in Madrid province according to that. Probably best to drive via Madrid to Bilbao?

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Thanks S, but I prefer to go the way I know if I can, which is all motorway / major roads, so I am assuming clear. Going via madrid is an extra 120 odd kms, and according to Viamichelin another 1.5 hours.
:fingerscrossed:

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Well fair enough, snow forecast in more areas by tomorrow anyway. Hope your route clears up. Good luck!

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In which case I may well end up taking the long route :D

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Don't forget your Snowchains and a Shovel, Mitzy.
Oh, and maybe a few sarnies and a flask of hot coffee as well.
Just never know,....could be a while before they find you if you get stuck in a snowdrift!
Best of luck.......:ohmy:

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Watching the Spanish news channels, I wouldn’t attempt that journey at this time, you’d be driving right through the most affected areas. The police won’t even let you go on to some of those roads unless you have chains and a full tank of petrol. Can’t you put the journey off?

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I was about to say the same thing having seen the news the past few days



I have a sneaky suspicion that Mitz can't put it off though;)


maybe you should start off a couple of days early mitz & plan for a couple of ovenight stays on the way?

and definitely don't forget the snow chains - there is more snow forecast for just about the entire country today

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Unfortunately I can't. As the route may suggest, I'm running for a ferry.
However, as I mentioned, the route is mainly motorway all the way. Are the motorways not clear?

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have a look at that DGT link, you can look at the latest conditions on the roads there

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Are snow Chains a mandatory requirement at this time of year and do you have to carry a fullset or just for the driving wheels?

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on the news they are saying not to leave home without them, in affected areas



don't know if they're mandatory, but looking at some of the roads you wouldn't get far without them:eek::eek:

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Hi Mitzy,

Last year in late jan we travelled down from eurotunnel just in front of the snow plume that stopped UK for 3 weeks it reached us just as we crossed the Spanish border. We were amazed at the preparation. About every mile from the border to south of Burgos they had a gritter with snow plough parked up in the central reservation ready to go in either direction as the snow arrived. Contrast that with UK where the ploughs could not get onto the roads since they were already blocked by stranded cars at the first flakes. Spain does some things good!

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Just spoken to a haulier (way2go) who uses the routes regularly and who is also doing this run tomorrow. The national routes and toll roads are kept quite clear with snow plows hitting them all the time. Its when you go off the main national roads that problems happen
Even so, I have booked a hotel in Bilbao and am driving during the day tomorrow instead of leaving it overnight.
Temperatures have dropped here and we just had a flurry of snow