The residents' complaint was made public after a rock and earth slide occurred on the same stretch where another incident had been registered last August, leaving several communities isolated. Locals criticize that warning signs “seem more intended to exempt responsibilities than to effectively warn” of the danger on the mountain roads.
The affected population urges authorities to address the poor condition of mountain roads, emphasizing that connectivity is already difficult without adding the danger posed by access routes. Cleanup operations have concluded on the LV-5134, but work continues on the road to Sant Joan Fumat in Les Valls de Valira and on the C-14 near Hostalets de Tost.
“"With this very wet winter, snow and rain, the situation has worsened and risks are expected to increase."
Josefina Lladós, president of the Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Urgell (CCAU) and mayor of Ribera d'Urgellet, confirmed the widespread concern among mayors. She noted that many roads are municipally owned, making management difficult when cuts last for days. Lladós stressed that stabilization work requires specialist technicians and predicted the need for “specific extraordinary emergency funds for slope stabilization.”
This critical road safety issue is scheduled to be debated at the next Consell d'Alcaldes (Council of Mayors) in two weeks. Lladós lamented that while safety conditions are guaranteed for services like Rodalies (commuter trains), mountain roads, which are often the sole access to villages, lack rigorous risk section control.
