“We took this decision to take care of any situation that would prevent students from getting home in a timely manner and on the advice of the Civil Protection agents who are on the ground, namely the Montalegre firefighters”stated the mayor.
Fátima Fernandes said that, at this moment, the weather conditions that occur during the night will determine whether there will be classes on Wednesday.
At around 6am on Wednesday, road conditions will be checked. If there is snowfall during the night, snow plows and other machines will be activated to clean the roads, as well as salt spreading.
“So that, around 08:00, 09:00, as usual, the roads are all passable. In any case, when there are these occurrences, what we do is pay attention to any changes, whether to solve it on the ground and protect mobility, or to resume mobility in circulation”he explained.
According to the GNR of Vila Real, at 17:50 the only conditioning recorded in the district was related to the right-hand lane at the exit of the Marão Tunnel, on Highway 4, towards Amarante-Vila Real, due to the formation of ice in that area.