Spain’s transport arteries woke up to widespread disruption on Sunday, 8 February, after the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) confirmed that 179 roads were closed by flooding, landslides or snow linked to Storm Marta. Three of the closures affect the strategic primary network (A-48 in Cádiz, A-44 in Jaén and A-32 in Jaén–Albacete), while a further 150 secondary roads—mostly in Andalusia—remain impassable.(efe.com)
Although Marta’s rainfall totals are lower than those produced by last week’s record-breaking Storm Leonardo, saturated ground is triggering new flash-floods and rockfalls from Cádiz to Galicia. Nine primary roads are under snow restrictions, including stretches of the AP-6 and A-6 that carry freight between Madrid and the north-west.(efe.com)
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Travelers whose flights are diverted or whose overland routes now detour through other Schengen states may suddenly need updated transit documents; VisaHQ’s Spain portal (https://www.visahq.com/spain/) lets passengers check real-time visa requirements, request extensions and arrange courier delivery of emergency passports online—saving precious hours while storm-hit infrastructure recovers.
For corporate mobility managers the closure list is more than an inconvenience: trucks carrying automotive components out of Cádiz’s Bay of Algeciras port are stranded, supermarket supply chains into Seville face delays, and commuter traffic around Granada and Córdoba is at a standstill. Companies have activated work-from-home protocols and re-routed time-critical shipments via Valencia and Bilbao. The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) warns that every 24-hour block on the A-44 alone costs exporters about €12 million in missed delivery windows.
Authorities urge drivers to postpone non-essential travel, monitor DGT alerts and carry winter equipment. Crews have reopened some trans-Castilian motorways to cautious traffic, but Aemet forecasts new Atlantic fronts tonight, so the transport picture is unlikely to normalise before mid-week.(elpais.com)
Although Marta’s rainfall totals are lower than those produced by last week’s record-breaking Storm Leonardo, saturated ground is triggering new flash-floods and rockfalls from Cádiz to Galicia. Nine primary roads are under snow restrictions, including stretches of the AP-6 and A-6 that carry freight between Madrid and the north-west.(efe.com)
Travelers whose flights are diverted or whose overland routes now detour through other Schengen states may suddenly need updated transit documents; VisaHQ’s Spain portal (https://www.visahq.com/spain/) lets passengers check real-time visa requirements, request extensions and arrange courier delivery of emergency passports online—saving precious hours while storm-hit infrastructure recovers.
For corporate mobility managers the closure list is more than an inconvenience: trucks carrying automotive components out of Cádiz’s Bay of Algeciras port are stranded, supermarket supply chains into Seville face delays, and commuter traffic around Granada and Córdoba is at a standstill. Companies have activated work-from-home protocols and re-routed time-critical shipments via Valencia and Bilbao. The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) warns that every 24-hour block on the A-44 alone costs exporters about €12 million in missed delivery windows.
Authorities urge drivers to postpone non-essential travel, monitor DGT alerts and carry winter equipment. Crews have reopened some trans-Castilian motorways to cautious traffic, but Aemet forecasts new Atlantic fronts tonight, so the transport picture is unlikely to normalise before mid-week.(elpais.com)
