On 31 December, as a result of heavy rains, there was a significant rocks sliding at the kilometre 29 of the M-10, which crosses the Serra de Tramuntana mountains from Pollença to Andratx. If you start from Lluc to Sóller, at some 100 metres before reaching the turn-off that leads to Sa Calobra, there are 90 metres of road buried by the rocks that have fallen. So, now you can only access Sa Calobra and Cala Tuent from Sóller. The tasks of rebuilding the road are expected to be long and complicated, because not only the rocks have to be removed, but also the road banks have to be ensured to prevent further landslides, in this and other points of the road. Those works will have to be done by a firm from outside Mallorca. From the Consell de Mallorca, is not expected to be reopened to traffic up to 4 or 5 months. This will mean major difficulties for the inhabitants of the mountains. In addition to obstruct the visit, to the thousands of tourists who daily pass through this road.
Also due to the rains of that day, although it doesn’t appear to be the only cause, part of the medieval walls of Alcúdia fell at thursday night. It is a stretch of three metres in length, attached to one of the towers of the wall in Can Ramis square.
Is it closed for cycling also?
In this cycling forum it has been open a post about this topic (Road Block in Majorca). And there are some comments from people having visited the site.
http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=28871
Map of incidents at the roads on Mallorca. Works, accidents, blocked roads, and so on:
http://www.conselldemallorca.cat/sit/incidencies/viewer.htm
This map from the Consell Insular de Mallorca (Island Council) shows the 31st of March as the reopening date, for the road from Lluc to Sóller.
From the Council of Mallorca has been announced that the road connecting Sóller with Lluc, will reopen to traffic next week, when one of the two lanes of the road will be open to traffic for light and heavy vehicles. It has been also announced that today, Saturday will reopen the road to Cala Tuent.
The roads department from the Council of Mallorca, yesterday reported, that the road Ma-10 between Sóller and the sanctuary of Lluc has been reopened to the traffic, after a period of approximately four months closed. During this time, the mountainsides have been strengthened and the stretch of the road affected by the rocks slide has been paved. The reconstruction works of the road, are expected to be completed before Easter.