The Hospital roundabout on the Via Rápida do Funchal registered again this Friday morning an intense traffic congestion, with queues of vehicles stretching from the Cancela junction to the Pestana Júnior junction. Liberdade road, which leads to that roundabout, also had automobile fluidity problems.
This area is described as a road traffic funnel where thousands of vehicles converge daily to access the center of Funchal. The traffic situation is aggravated by the concentration of important infrastructures in that area, including the Hospital and several schools.
The article mentions that the Escola Básica e Secundária do Funchal (EBG) has particular prominence in this area, suggesting that the start of the school year contributes to the worsening of traffic circulation on that road artery.
The article's title indicates that the Hospital roundabout serves as a paradigm to illustrate the traffic problems that occur at the beginning of each school year, a period during which vehicle flow increases significantly due to the return of school activities.
