Nearly 4 km of traffic on CG-1 as winter weekend travel causes major delays

The yellow warning for snow was lifted this morning, but traffic on the CG-1 became congested again on Sunday, with long queues stretching from the Spanish–Andorran border to the Cementiri Vell roundabout in Sant Julià de Lòria. Authorities reported almost 4 km of vehicles held up on the road. Witnesses said the lines began forming around 11:00 and continued into the evening, with little sustained flow and slow progress.

The congestion coincided with the last weekend of November, a period that traditionally sees heavy movement ahead of the winter season as shoppers, tourists, hikers and prospective skiers travel to the Principality. The heaviest delays were on the initial stretch of the CG-1 at the country’s exit, where vehicles advanced only a few metres at a time for hours.

Weather-wise, a cold front is expected to mark the start of the week. On Monday it will bring widespread cloudiness and some snow flurries on northern summits in the morning, with clearing from south to north by evening. Winds will blow moderately from the north. Temperatures in Andorra la Vella are forecast between −2 °C and 11 °C, with lows around −6 °C at 1,500 metres and −7 °C at Pas de la Casa. The 0 °C isotherm should sit near 2,700 metres at midday and rise to about 3,000 metres by midnight.

Tuesday looks more changeable, according to the Meteorology Service. The morning will be mostly partly cloudy with thin high clouds, but an Atlantic front is expected to increase cloud cover from the afternoon and could bring light precipitation in the north late in the day. Winds will be light from the south-west. Temperatures in Andorra la Vella are forecast between 1 °C and 9 °C, with minima near −3 °C at 1,500 metres and −4 °C at Pas de la Casa. The 0 °C isotherm is expected to drop to around 2,300 metres at midday and to about 1,700 metres overnight.