This Sunday's gale caused 1,098 calls to the 112 emergency telephone number and 721 alerts to the Generalitat Firefighters between Saturday and Sunday evening. Most were concentrated in the Girona demarcation – the area most affected by the wind is Baix Empordà – but there were also some incidents in other locations. Eight people were also injured, none seriously, as a result of the wind.

Concluding a week of nationwide strikes, Teachers have blocked the Ronda de Dalt ring road at several points this morningShortly before 7:00 a.m., approximately 400 people blocked traffic in both directions in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, just before the La Trinitat interchange. Later, about 100 protesters blocked the same road near Vall d'Hebron Hospital, followed by another blockade on the B-20 highway near Finestrelles, in Esplu. This action is a response to the agreement the government reached two weeks ago with the CCOO and UGT unions, presented as a "national pact," but which did not receive the support of Ustec, the largest union in the education sector, or the Secondary School Teachers' Union, the largest union in secondary schools.

The Zurich Barcelona Marathon 2026 The race will take place on Sunday, March 15th, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Passeig de Gràcia, and will pass through several iconic locations in the city center. Now in its 47th edition, the event is expected to attract more than 30,000 runners and will cause significant disruptions to traffic and public transport, especially on Sunday morning.

Every day, three electric scooter riders are involved in an accident. According to data from the Catalan Traffic Service, accessed by ARA, of the 1,283 riders involved in accidents in 2025, 72 suffered serious injuries. The vast majority of accidents occur on urban roads, unlike on interurban roads, where they are rare. However, although Three drivers involved in accidents every day may seem like a very high number.In the last year, this figure has decreased significantly.

"Based on the above and as of the current date, this possibility cannot be definitively ruled out, pending the completion of the remaining information to be gathered." This is one of the most repeated phrases in the Civil Guard's initial report on the cause of the accident. from Adamuz, which on January 18 caused the death of 46 people and left more than 150 injuredThe document, to which ARA has had access, presents up to eight hypotheses that could have caused the tragic accident, and, for the moment, the police force explains that they do not have enough information to rule any of them out.

The Catalan government wants to move away from the model that has been used to build and manage large public infrastructure projects over the last 14 years. This model is characterized by two elements: the payment for road use by the administration, popularly known as shadow tolling, and the possibility for private companies to buy back part or all of the completed infrastructure from the administration. This "Copernican" shift, according to sources in the Department of Territory, Housing, and Ecological Transition, seeks to resolve the problems of underinvestment in infrastructure maintenance by linking investment, replacement, and maintenance. Therefore, as the head of the department, Silvia Paneque, announced on February 6, the Catalan government has launched a preliminary market consultation (CPM) to explore public works concessions with availability-based payments, meaning payment is based on the condition of the infrastructure rather than its usage. This will be done in three major areas of mobility: roads, electric vehicle charging, and Metro Line L9. All of this with a planned investment exceeding €1.2 billion. The expectation is to begin bidding this year.

Goods at the port of Barcelona have been blocked for fifteen days now. They won't start leaving for northern Europe until tomorrow., the day on which the famous Rubí tunnel is expected to open, although not for all hours of the day.

We have goods trapped—captive—in the swarm of blockages on the rail network. For those still being transported by road, there's no option to switch to rail, because there's neither the necessary capacity nor adequate service. And when they do decide to move by road, they encounter a major disruption on the country's main highway, the AP7 southbound, forcing them to scramble to find alternative routes where no one dares to confirm anything—not when, how, or where they'll arrive. Every day, drivers, planners, logistics managers, and operators must search for impossible solutions to deal with the mess they've found themselves in.

"Those of us on the bus that left Barcelona at 4:30 p.m. have just arrived in Gelida." The message arrives at 7:00 p.m.—two and a half hours later—in the WhatsApp group that was created years ago for Gelida residents to let each other know the route of the direct bus between Barcelona and Gelida. However, for the last ten days, the messages have completely changed, and the vast majority are tips and tricks to try to prevent a journey that normally takes about 40 minutes from stretching to nearly three hours.

Two train accidents with 46 deaths and rail chaos in Catalonia. These were the two issues that Transport Minister Óscar Puente was forced to address before the Senate on Thursday, at the urging of the People's Party. His appearance followed the expected script—the minister defended his handling of the situation—but gradually became increasingly heated. According to Puente, neither the Adamuz accident, which claimed 45 lives, nor the Gelida accident, which resulted in the death of a train driver, was related to the maintenance of the rail network carried out by Adif and his ministry. However, regarding the recent chaos on Catalan trains, the Transport Minister offered some self-criticism. "The commuter rail service is terrible, but we are working to correct it," the minister acknowledged in response to Junts senator Eduard Pujol, with whom he had a tense exchange after Pujol repeatedly called for his resignation. "I'm not deaf, you don't need to tell me to resign again," the minister retorted.

The unsettled weather continues unabated, and the Iberian Peninsula has already suffered the effects of up to six major storms over the past month. The latest is Storm KristinThe snowfall is significantly complicating the weather situation across the country this Wednesday. Snow, rain, and strong gusts of wind have triggered alerts in all autonomous communities except Navarre and the Canary Islands. The snowfall is particularly disrupting travel: in Madrid, the A-6 highway is closed to traffic between Guadarrama and Aravaca, and dozens of vehicles are stranded in the area. In total, more than 170 roads are affected nationwide, several at the red alert level (closed due to trucks and requiring the use of snow chains) in Ávila and Segovia, and between Cáceres and Salamanca.

Commuter rail service resumed on Tuesday after seven days of unprecedented chaos that culminated on Monday with two dismissals at Renfe and Adif. However, it is operating at reduced capacity, with numerous line and section closures and up to ten alternative bus services. Nevertheless, the situation is better than on Monday, when a computer system error caused by new software being tested by Adif at night brought down the centralized traffic control (CTC) and blocked the network twice. According to the Minister of Territory and spokesperson for the Balearic Government, Sílvia Paneque, service will not return to "normal" until next Monday. This will occur without alternative services on the vast majority of lines, once the inspections and emergency repairs following the fatal accident in Gelida are completed. Service will gradually resume over the weekend on the sections under evaluation, and Adif is currently working at 30 locations where incidents have been detected. Despite the restoration of service to "normal" on Monday, disruptions will continue on the R3 line, due to work carried out before the accident, and on the R4 line, following the collapse of the wall in Gelida. Furthermore, Renfe and Adif are still working to reopen the sections closed after Monday's double technical failure. The president of Adif, Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña, confirmed this morning that it was not due to any "sabotage or cyberattack," but rather to an error in a new "state-of-the-art" software, which they confirmed with the supplier. He also guaranteed that the problem has already been resolved. This new software is being tested at night on the R1 line, which means that in some sections, the old signaling system is in use during the day, and the new one is tested at night. De la Peña explained that a centralized traffic control (CTC) operator checked on Monday morning and found the nighttime test system was off, but the program gave him "options" it shouldn't have. According to the president of Adif, this caused the system to receive commands from both the old and new software, triggering a safety shutdown. On Tuesday, trains on the busiest lines combined rail service with sections operated solely by road, using a fleet of 146 buses. On the R1 line, for example, an alternative service was provided between Arenys and Maçanet, while on the R4 line, the same occurred between Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Martorell Central, and between Terrassa and Estació del Nord - Manresa. Trains, however, are running along the entire length of the R2 line, both north and south. Renfe spokesperson Antonio Carmona defended the current service, stating it is sufficient "to guarantee mobility for those who wish to use Cercanías commuter rail," and assured that the goal is "to regain passenger confidence" as soon as possible. Those who opted for high-speed rail also experienced a difficult morning, with trains accumulating delays of over an hour. Renfe sources admitted that Adif's speed restrictions—following the fatal accident in Adamuz—affect all operators and also impact driver schedules, causing delays due to driver changes. All of this has been enough to prompt a dozen train user groups, including the Association for the Promotion of Public Transport (PTP) and Dignity on the Tracks, to file a complaint. They have called for a demonstration in Barcelona on February 7th..

Last night, the Catalan and Spanish governments announced for this morning partial restoration of commuter rail serviceIt was reported that 69 points on the rail network had been inspected in recent days to ensure the safe resumption of service. It was also announced that the service would be free for a month.

The director of the Catalan Traffic Service, Ramon Lamiel, has reiterated that the 10-kilometer section of the AP-7 closed Due to the instability of the terrain at the site of the train accident in Gelida—in which a trainee driver died when a retaining wall on the highway collapsed—the road will remain closed "for days." In fact, this Saturday, the head of Traffic will accompany personnel from the Ministry of Transport, which owns the highway, on a site visit to analyze the condition of the lanes. Once further details of the road surface inspection are available, other solutions could be found to alleviate the traffic restrictions.

Today the commuter train is not running.Not a single line. Last night, a wall collapsed onto a train between Gelida and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, resulting in the death of the train driver, who was in training. There are about forty injured, four of them seriously. According to Adif, the Spanish rail infrastructure manager, the retaining wall collapsed due to the recent storms. Shortly after the accident, the government and Renfe (the Spanish national railway company) decided to inspect all commuter rail lines to ensure passenger safety, and service would not resume until they were completed. The result has been chaos, misinformation, anger, and thousands of people who were unable to get to work, school, or do anything else today because they had no alternative public transportation.

Transforming the H12 bus line, which runs horizontally across Barcelona along Gran Via, into a line with virtually "metro-like frequency" is the next objective of Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). The company has implemented a novel solution for the city: starting January 26, the H12 will receive a special reinforcement of eight additional buses on the central section of the line, between Plaça de les Glòries and Plaça Cerdà. "This is the part of the route with the highest demand," according to sources at the operator. This is one of the main measures included in the new Bus Agenda 2026-2030, which TMB presented this Thursday morning, and the one that will be implemented most quickly, within 15 days. This injection of buses on the central section of the line will reduce the frequency from the current 8 minutes to "5 minutes or less" and increase passenger capacity by 15%. Furthermore, the fact that there are more trains covering the same route and stops, but only on a specific section of the line, opens the door for TMB to consider other, more targeted improvements at the beginning and end, such as the line (which actually starts in Gornal and runs to Besòs Verneda) having double trains at more stations.

The Spanish hydrocarbon company Moeve (formerly Cepsa) and the Portuguese company Galp have reached a non-binding agreement to advance negotiations on the potential integration of their businesses. downstream —refining, distribution, and sales at service stations—, with the aim of jointly gaining scale in an increasingly competitive sector and thus creating a European giant on the Iberian Peninsula, according to a statement released by Moeve. Specifically, the negotiations will assess the possible creation of two complementary European energy platforms: an industrial one, called IndustrialCo, which will focus on the refining and chemical businesses. trading, green molecules and low-carbon fuels, geared towards serving corporate clients; and another mobility division focused on the sale of fuels (including electric vehicle charging) and convenience services aimed at retail and mobility customers, while driving the development of next-generation mobility solutions, called RetailCo.

13,276 fines. This is the staggering number of fines issued between September and November by the four new fixed speed cameras installed in the center of Girona. This represents an average of 4,425 fines per month, almost 150 per day. The City Council installed the cameras last August at locations considered problematic, with a high concentration of accidents, near sensitive areas such as schools, where residents had complained about noise and speeding. The aim is to improve road safety, calm traffic, and reduce noise and air pollution, coinciding with the city's implementation of a new traffic management system. the new low-emission zoneHowever, although the signs are visible, many drivers still haven't gotten used to slowing down and have had to pay the price in the form of fines. Of the four speed cameras, two have a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h. These are the one on Pedret Street, near number 146, on the road that runs alongside the Ter River at the entrance to and exit from Girona. Pont Major neighborhoodThe first speed camera is located on Josep Tarradellas Avenue, opposite the Maristes school, a straight stretch where vehicles often only slowed down because of the traffic lights. The other two cameras, with a 40 km/h speed limit, are located on Río Güell Street, opposite the Bèlit sports field, in the Sant Narcís neighborhood, and at the intersection of Barcelona Street and Creu Street, two busy thoroughfares. In all cases, these are streets where, historically, vehicles traveled at 50 km/h—or even higher, illegally—but where, after the pandemic, traffic regulations were adapted to the new urban limits of 30 and 40 km/h. These speed limits are safer and less polluting, but many drivers did not respect them. That is why the City Council has decided to launch this enforcement campaign.

The Three Kings' Day parade in the city of Lleida will affect, albeit in different ways, the three central bridges that cross the Segre River during the five hours the event lasts on January 5th. Although the parade doesn't officially start until 6:00 PM, the three central bridges will be closed to traffic from 4:00 PM. The parade on the eve of Three Kings' Day will cover a two-kilometer route. The Three Kings, who as always will arrive by train at the Lleida-Pirineus station, will set foot in the city at 5:30 PM. However, the parade itself won't begin until 6:00 PM, and will proceed along Plaça Ramon Berenguer IV; Rambla Ferran; Avinguda Francesc Macià, Avinguda Blondel, and Avinguda Madrid; Plaça Espanya; and again Avinguda Blondel, until reaching the Paeria building around 8:00 PM.

This year, the Three Kings will make some minor changes to their route to improve traffic flow in the city center. The parade will begin, as usual, at the royal encampment in Devesa Park at 6 p.m., from where the floats will depart towards the Eixample district. This year, however, instead of passing through the Poet Marquina Square From Ronda Sant Antoni Maria Claret, next to the train station, the procession will turn onto Carrer Santa Eugenia towards Plaça Marquès de Camps and Gran Via. There, it will resume its previous route along Avinguda de Sant Francesc, Carrer Santa Clara, and finally arrive around 8 p.m. in Plaça 1 d'Octubre, which, since the pandemic, has replaced the much narrower final reception in Plaça de l'Ajuntament (City Hall Square).