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La Massana Residents Demand Pedestrian Crossing for Hazardous Bus Stop Access

Residents in Serra de l'Honor renew calls for a permanent crossing to a nearby bus stop, citing dangerous winter conditions that force a risky 500m.

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Key Points

  • Residents must walk 500m to cross, then 300m back to bus stop opposite their building.
  • Hazardous due to snow/ice on sidewalks, endangering elderly, families with strollers, and injured.
  • Previous requests to local comú and national government rejected; renewed amid winter risks.
  • Authorities yet to respond to petition emphasizing safety for vulnerable households.

Residents in the Serra de l'Honor area on the outskirts of La Massana are renewing calls for a permanent pedestrian crossing to reach a nearby bus stop across the road.

The request targets the spot in front of the first building along the road into La Massana, where the bus stop lies on the opposite sidewalk in the direction toward the country's center. Locals previously raised the issue with both the local comú and the national government, but it was rejected at the time. They are now pressing the matter again due to hazardous sidewalk conditions during recent snow and ice.

Without a crossing nearby, residents must walk about 500 meters toward central La Massana to the first regulated pedestrian crossing, cross the road, and then double back roughly 300 meters to the stop for lines heading inward. They describe the route as extremely dangerous in winter weather, when sidewalks become treacherous.

The building houses a mix of residents, including elderly people with mobility issues, young couples with infants in strollers, and occasionally those temporarily impaired by injuries or accidents. Navigating the area with a stroller is particularly challenging, they say, making the crossing a priority for the entire household.

The group frames the demand as a collective need, emphasizing safety for vulnerable residents amid Andorra's frequent winter disruptions. Authorities have not yet responded to the renewed petition.

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