Today will be the first Saturday on the A-44 with the Rules Bridge out of use and traffic diverted or on the A-348 (Lanjarón/Órgiva road) or the old N-323a – so far so good, you may think.
Where have 16 years gone? Because that is the time that has passed since the La Herradura-Taramay A-7 section was brought into use on the 28th of July, 2009.
Drivers on their way down to the coast on the A-44 were surprised to see flames in the brush alongside the autovía with Infoca crews out dealing with it around midday yesterday.
The Spanish road authorities (DGT) have told Almuñécar Town Hall to stop farting around with the N-340 roundabout (the one that give access to Los Pinos).
With long tail-backs already a problem on the A-44 northbound as people pile off the beaches and head inland, over on the A-92 this weekend, there was a crash involving a van.
Weekends on the A-44 between the coast and the city of Granada are always a nightmare in the summer, which is why on Sundays the southbound lanes will lend one to the returning traffic from the beach.
The Comunidad de Regantes del Bajo Guadalfeo complained on Wednesday that the dam has been letting past more water than usual, despite the fact that Rules is not full to capacity.