Tag Archive for A-44

Road Widening Needed

Every summer we are reminded that the section of the N-340 between Salobreña and Torrenueva Costa badly needs another lane becaue of the traffic pouring off the A-44 where it connects at the coast.

Dead Boar vs Summer Traffic

Around the beggining of last month on the A-44, there were tailbacks heading down to the coast, although on this occasion, not for the usual, high-density traffic but because of a wild boar that had wandered onto the autovía.

DUI Lorry Driver

You know, when you are hurtling along the autovía, you want to think that the cars that you are passing or sandwiched between are driven by people in full command of their sense, which is not always the case. Take the case of a lorry driver who was pulled over by the Guardia Civil traffic…

A-44 Closure

Well, tomorrow, Wednesday the 14th, they will be closing down the A-44 over Rules Reservoir again in order to continue work on the new support pillar.

A Day Early

Traffic can now pass over the Rules Bridge, as the autovía was opened this morning, although it was announced that it would be tomorrow at 13.00h.

No Train for Motril

It was in 2019 when Motril Port commissioned a study on the viability of a train connection from Granada and Motril, which breathed hope back into this long-standing wish.

A Road-Hell Sunday

The tailbacks in the traffic heading inland from the coast on Sunday were tremendous, thanks to the A-44 over the Embalse de Rules being out of action.