The fires affecting the west of the Community of Madrid maintain eight sections of roads with restrictions or total closures, according to the latest update released by the General Directorate of Roads at 19:15 hours this Friday.
The limitations mainly affect the Sierra Oeste and the municipalities closest to the fires, where the firefighting efforts remain active.
Roads closed this July 24
The affected roads are as follows:
- M-507, between kilometers 18.5 and 36, between Aldea del Fresno and Villa del Prado: closed in both directions.
- M-540, between kilometers 1 and 6.9, from Villa del Prado to the border with the province of Toledo: closed in both directions.
- M-501, between kilometers 50.7 and 59.4, in San Martín de Valdeiglesias: total closure.
- M-541, between kilometers 0 and 6.4, between Pelayos de la Presa and San Martín de Valdeiglesias: total closure.
- M-501, between kilometers 43.5 and 50.7, between Navas del Rey and Pelayos de la Presa: closed in the increasing direction.
- M-510, at the height of kilometer 40, in Chapinería: closed in the decreasing direction to Colmenar del Arroyo.
- M-512, between kilometers 13.5 and 22, from the intersection with M-539 to M-501: section closed.
- M-505, at the height of kilometer 36, in Santa María de la Alameda: closed in the ascending direction.
Deployed device
The General Directorate of Roads maintains a specific operation formed by 20 personnel, of which six belong to the agency itself and another fourteen to the companies responsible for road maintenance.
The authorities recommend avoiding travel in the affected area and checking the state of the roads before starting any trip, as the evolution of the fires may cause new restrictions.