Roads closed in Mallorca after Storm Juliette

Work on clearing roads continued on Sunday. | Enrique Calvo (Reuters)

Andrew EdePalma05/03/2023 11:47
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The Council of Mallorca roads department announced on Sunday morning that a number of roads are still closed almost a week after Storm Juliette hit the island. These are as they were on Saturday, the reasons for closure being snow, fallen trees or flooding:

The MA-10 between Kilometre 6 and 47.5 (Fornalutx-Pollensa); the MA-11A, from Coll de Soller (Kilometres 17 to 27.7); the MA-2100 from Bunyola to Orient (Kilometre 1 to 10). The MA-2141 Sa Calobra road is inaccessible due to the closure of the MA-10. In addition, the Formentor road MA-2210 between Kilometre 2 and 19.6) is closed, while there is a diversion on the MA-1140 S'Esgleita to Palmanyola between Kilometre 0.4 and 1.1.

Away from the mountains, the MA-3433 Sa Pobla to Playa de Muro is affected from the start of the road to Kilometre 8.

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