Guide to avoiding construction in Madrid: check the work areas in real time.

Summer, and especially August, is a fertile time for construction projects in Madrid. The City Council, the Regional Government, and other public administrations take advantage of the reduced presence of residents to undertake improvements to streets, roads, and public transportation . This year, several major projects have coincided in the capital, causing occasional traffic problems in a month when navigating the city is usually a simple task.

Seeing slow traffic, or even traffic jams, on the M-30 on an August morning has surprised many drivers, who have also encountered traffic jams on Castellana at the height of the Cinco Torres , or in Batán due to the underground works on the A-5 .

The Madrid City Council reports the exact location of all ongoing work, as well as its expected duration and traffic intensity, using a real-time tool called 'Informo' . These days, checking the app is a great help to keep track of ongoing work and avoid spending more time than expected traveling around the city.

Currently, the portal displays more than fifty projects of varying magnitude currently active in the four corners of the capital. They are as follows: