Andorran Police Check Heavy Vehicles Amid Snow Alert at Border
Early Monday checks targeted trucks, coaches, and buses over 3.5 tonnes at Spanish-Andorran border as part of yellow snow alert measures.
Key Points
- Checks on vehicles >3.5 tonnes at Runer River post from dawn.
- Mobile checkpoints in northern valleys with Coex snowplows.
- Efforts to reduce congestion, e.g., in La Massana.
- No major incidents; only traffic delays reported.
Andorran police conducted equipment checks on heavy vehicles at the Spanish-Andorran border early Monday morning as part of yellow alert measures for snow.
Officers focused on vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes, including trucks, coaches, and buses, at the Runer River customs post from dawn through the first hours of daylight. The operation extended across much of the Principat, with particular emphasis on northern valleys, according to police statements.
Checkpoints remained mobile, adapting in coordination with parish traffic services and Coex, the agency responsible for snow clearance using snowplow machines. Police also worked to ease traffic congestion during inspections, as seen in La Massana.
No significant snow-related incidents have been reported so far, aside from widespread traffic delays and bottlenecks throughout the country.
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