New Tunnels

pbuckley · Dec 6th 2012, 10:13am

Hi, Driving from Barcelona for the the Feb. half term.
Heard the new tunnel from the french side is open, is there also a new tunnel from the south bypassing the capital?

Steve · Dec 7th 2012, 12:27am

There are two new tunnels...

The one on the "French" side is between Encamp and Andorra la Vella, just before the capital, and it takes you to near Anyos so just before La Massana therefore cutting out the capital. This one is already open and it's free to use.

The one on the "Spanish" side is at St Julia but it's not open yet so it's the same route as always which you can see here>> It's been built/dug for a while now but doesn't look like it will be finished too soon.

Steve

pbuckley · Dec 22nd 2012, 1:28pm

Thanks for the update on the Tunnels Steve.....
We will be arriving in Andorra late on a Sunday evening. We were planning to leave getting Snow Chains to the last minute and get them on the way if we need them.
Do you know if the Service stations / Garages that have them are still open on Sunday evenings, or are we taking a bit of a risk.
Cheers Pete.

Steve · Dec 22nd 2012, 6:11pm

Hi Pete

The two big supermarkets on your left after you've come into Andorra but before Andorra La Vella are open on Sundays, but I'm not sure what time they close, sorry.

Steve

hackettclan · Dec 26th 2012, 2:12pm

were thinking of driving, can you use fabric covers instead of chains? as these would be lighter to pack
Paul

Hayley · Dec 26th 2012, 3:16pm

The fabric type cover is classed as a type of snow chain even though it's not actually a chain. Personally I've never used them, only the chain type so I couldn't give you any advice of what is best. You see many cars around with them on aswell as chains when the weather calls for it so it's really up to you. Just make sure you get the right size for the tyre :wacko:

Steve · Dec 26th 2012, 6:34pm

Just to let you know, our January competition is being sponsored by the RAC and one of the prizes is a set of snow chains. Look out for it on our Facebook page.

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