Went past on the bus earlier this evening. Men and machines were working under floodlights laying tarmac on the stretch between the Repsol garage and the Health Centre. Made me think that this section will be open in the not too distant future. But it is still very messy around there, there is presently a diversion around the diversion, while a new road junction is being built outside the Ali Super.

Still one-way traffic (towards Albufeira) and absolutely no safe walking route between Camping Albufeira/Clube Albufeira and town - take the bus.

Some pictures I took on Tuesday can be seen at http://thomasallen.spaces.live.com in the latest album.

I went that way yesterday. Men and machines working furiously even though it was a holiday. The road that comes down the hill from behind Pateo is closed at the health centre end. The other diversions are still in place.

I took some pictures which I am sorting out and they should be viewable by lunchtime today, Wednesday.

Work is proceeding furiously and the new roads are really taking shape now, as are the strange wiggly footpaths. Diversions were still in place yesterday. I will get some pictures at the weekend, weather permitting.

Those of you following the N395 reconstruction saga may now see the pictures I took yesterday afternoon at the usual place

http://thomasallen.spaces.live.com

Presumably they are allowing submersibles along the road!

A month on and the bad weather has been delaying the project.  Some trees have been planted alongside the raging torrent that is presently the river channel. The footpaths are slowly taking shape, but there is a sea of mud which cannot be pleasant to work in. Both carriageways of the road are open, but there is a temporary surface in parts with some rather pronounced 'humps' so be careful if you drive down there, especially at night.

The streetlights are mostly working but the footpath is still incomplete, so the advice remains not to walk down from Camping Albufeira or Clube Albufeira especially at night.

Oh, and beyond Clube Albufeira towards the N125 the road is full of potholes, so be careful there as well.

I will get some photos this afternoon and publish them tomorrow.

I hope to get some new pictures later but the recent rain all but stopped the work. Both sides of the road are open, but drive slowly and carefully as there are unmarked ramps and potholes waiting to remove your axles.

There is still no footpath on the stretch nearest town and it remains dangerous to walk that way eg from Clube Albufeira.