Still on the subject of roads on La Palma, the road improvements in the north east have entered their second phase.
After a long pause from when the first phase finished, we are really pleased to see them going ahead again (in the hope that this will finally be it!). However, this does inevitably mean potential delays and even closures while they have a 'good old bash' without cars going by.
Here are the details:
Between Los Sauces and Barlovento, the road will be closed Monday to Friday as follows -
09.00 - 11.00hrs
11.30 - 01.30hrs
16.00 - 19.00 hrs
To put it another way and be abundantly clear, it is only open 11.00 to 11.30hrs, 01.30 to 16.00hrs and after 19.00hrs.
This is in place until 24th May.
It's important therefore that you take heed of these times because there is NO other way around to get from Los Sauces to Barlovento and beyond. Except if you drive in the opposite direction via the west coast which would take around two hours depending on where you are trying to go.
But with some planning around these times, it hopefully won't affect you too much and of course at weekends, the road is open all day.
If you wonder what these road improvements are all about, the main aim is to widen the roads, reduce or take out a few of the bends and/or strengthen the road. Where a supporting wall is required, natural stone is used instead of poured concrete. Once the roadworks have been completed, we plan to return to being La Isla Bonita. Yay!
After a long pause from when the first phase finished, we are really pleased to see them going ahead again (in the hope that this will finally be it!). However, this does inevitably mean potential delays and even closures while they have a 'good old bash' without cars going by.
Here are the details:
Between Los Sauces and Barlovento, the road will be closed Monday to Friday as follows -
09.00 - 11.00hrs
11.30 - 01.30hrs
16.00 - 19.00 hrs
To put it another way and be abundantly clear, it is only open 11.00 to 11.30hrs, 01.30 to 16.00hrs and after 19.00hrs.
This is in place until 24th May.
It's important therefore that you take heed of these times because there is NO other way around to get from Los Sauces to Barlovento and beyond. Except if you drive in the opposite direction via the west coast which would take around two hours depending on where you are trying to go.
But with some planning around these times, it hopefully won't affect you too much and of course at weekends, the road is open all day.
If you wonder what these road improvements are all about, the main aim is to widen the roads, reduce or take out a few of the bends and/or strengthen the road. Where a supporting wall is required, natural stone is used instead of poured concrete. Once the roadworks have been completed, we plan to return to being La Isla Bonita. Yay!
