The DGT evening feed listed 19 road closures at 17:30 on Thursday 5 November, with roadworks excluded from that count. One carriageway was closed on five other roads. The same snapshot showed 31 accidents and 325 stopped vehicles. Conditions change by the minute, and the feed does not cover the Basque Country.
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Juanma Moreno called on Thursday for a full audit of the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line after court experts found three deformed points near Adamuz. Adif has asked a judge to approve repairs. The experts do not object, but they want inspection reports and the missing file on work carried out after the crash that killed 46 people.
Petrol averages €1.702 a litre across Spain on Thursday 5 November, while diesel averages €1.889. Las Palmas has the lowest provincial petrol figure and the Balearic Islands the highest. A 55-litre petrol fill costs about €15.18 more in the Balearic Islands. Stations can change their prices at any time.
The DGT listed 20 roads closed at 06:29 on Thursday 5 November, excluding roadworks. One carriageway was closed on three more roads. The snapshot also showed 20 accidents, 73 stopped vehicles and 308 roadworks. Live incident figures can change by the minute.
Court experts have found at least three new track faults near the Adamuz crash site. The rails were renewed under the same scheme as the point tied to the fatal crash. The team backs urgent tamping but has asked the judge to obtain inspection, emergency repair and material records from Adif.
Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña left Adif’s top job after meeting Carlos Cuerpo on 4 November. Reports differ on whether he chose to quit or was forced out. No new chief has been named. The exit follows the Urda crash, where El Español reports at least 69 deaths, as rail unions plan a strike.