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General · Funchal · 15 September 2026

Heavy Traffic on Via Rápida Affects Cancela-Caniço and Caniço-Porto Novo Sections

Heavy traffic on Madeira's Via Rápida caused congestion on Tuesday between Cancela-Caniço and Caniço-Porto Novo, heading towards Machico-Ribeira Brava.

Heavy Traffic on Via Rápida Affects Cancela-Caniço and Caniço-Porto Novo Sections

Madeira's Via Rápida experienced heavy traffic on Tuesday, leading to significant congestion.

The most affected sections were Cancela-Caniço and Caniço-Porto Novo, in the direction of Machico-Ribeira Brava. According to the InfoVias application, congestion extended between kilometers 24 and 21 on the first section.

On the Caniço-Porto Novo stretch, traffic was restricted near kilometer 26.3, also due to the high volume of vehicles.

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