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Breakdown vehicle causes congestion starting from Cancela
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Breakdown vehicle causes congestion starting from Cancela

dnoticias.pt9 September 2026 at 08:33

A broken-down vehicle is causing heavy road congestion on the Via Rápida, in the direction Machico - Ribeira Brava, from the Cancela junction. The double traffic queue has already extended to about 2.5 kilometres and the trend is for it to grow.

The congestion has already extended from Caniço de Baixo, heading towards the Cancela junction, significantly affecting traffic on that fast road.

According to the new concessionaire of the Via Rápida, AIGIH Madeira, ACE, the cause of the slow traffic is exclusively due to the broken-down vehicle that is on the road.

The situation was documented with an image posted on 22 August 2026, at 12:14.

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