Albufeira flood November 2015

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   As Cubsur says, the bottom set of  escalators were working the other day but today the top 2 are still not working and only the up one at the bottom is going. Bit of tweaking required me thinks. 

On a brighter note, we now have a restaurant open on the badly damaged road heading down to the escalators. The Peccati di Gola. It's the Italian one up near The Bank. 

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bob d Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 05/February/2008 Location: Northern Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2122	Posted: 18/December/2015 at 15:22
	As Cubsur says, the bottom set of escalators were working the other day but today the top 2 are still not working and only the up one at the bottom is going. Bit of tweaking required me thinks. On a brighter note, we now have a restaurant open on the badly damaged road heading down to the escalators. The Peccati di Gola. It's the Italian one up near The Bank.
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cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26506	Posted: 19/December/2015 at 09:33
	As for Bank itself, no sign of anything much happening there. Men were hard at work yesterday putting up new awnings etc at Buddy's, Bravo and Pampas, the big tourist eateries in the square. Looks like they will be open any time now and ready for the Christmas and New year trade.
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Epi360 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12/November/2015 Location: Grimsby Status: Offline Points: 29	Posted: 19/December/2015 at 10:17
	Thanks for the updates and photos looks like good progress is being made, can't wait to get there on nye you mentioned that the entertainment may be moved to the marina any further info on that ?Thanks again and seasons greetings.

bob d Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 05/February/2008 Location: Northern Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2122	Posted: 19/December/2015 at 12:48
	I think enough progress has been made for the entertainment to stay at Fishermans beach. Probably only find out for sure when the building starts on the stage which should be soon. The square is starting to look back to normal with new planting below the tree and a couple of new summer seats. With it being 21 degrees in the square yesterday there was not a spare seat to be had in Sir Harrys.
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Seven Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23/April/2015 Status: Offline Points: 43	Posted: 19/December/2015 at 13:59
	Good news that the Peccati di Gola has reopened, our favourite restaurant!

stuart123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21/October/2015 Status: Offline Points: 195	Posted: 19/December/2015 at 20:37
	Great news, I shall be there tomorrow.

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26506	Posted: 20/December/2015 at 11:43
	Also open last night for the first time were Urban Pizza and JC Bar. And the cash machine down there is working again. Three of the four escalators were working, top down was not.
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cheekygirl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28/April/2010 Location: Manchester Status: Offline Points: 1827	Posted: 20/December/2015 at 19:52
	Thanks Tom and anyone else keeping us updated. The place is looking back to normal. Pity I won't be there till May. Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2016 to everyone on the forum
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Morgana Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04/November/2015 Location: LondonAlbufeira Status: Offline Points: 14	Posted: 20/December/2015 at 20:44
	Wishing everyone a Happy a Christmas wish l was there

kevpuk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13/May/2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 79	Posted: 20/December/2015 at 21:00
	Arrived yesterday and really impressed with the clean up. Credit to whoever got this sorted but they have done fantastic job in the last couple of weeks. We were in the square tonight and you really would be hard pressed to tell anything had happened. Lots of bars closed and work going on but in my experience it's like that at this time of year anyway. Here is photo from earlier this evening of the square.

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26506	Posted: 23/December/2015 at 10:10
	The road repair is almost done. Half of it has now been tarmaced, the other half will I am certain be done today. A few lines to be painted and it's finished. The bus and taxi area has been cleared of materiel and equipment. Taxis were waiting there last night. Buses won't be able to get there until the road is open, but any day now.
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Jock Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 07/November/2011 Location: Auld Reekie Status: Offline Points: 1331	Posted: 23/December/2015 at 11:47
	I'm impressed by how quickly the council has dealt with this emergency. Have the utility companies been working along with them or will they come along and dig up the road to plant their cables etc.?
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cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26506	Posted: 24/December/2015 at 09:45
	"Have the utility companies been working along with them or will they come along and dig up the road to plant their cables etc.?" Certainly the electricity and phone companies were working from the off along the top end of the Avenida Liberdade to replace their ducting and cables. These were under the road and completely destroyed. That's why it has taken nearly seven weeks. Water mains and sewers were also wrecked. These were replaced before the road surface was being graded and rolled last week. I am going to take a look down there later. Further down in town, council contractors have been fitting larger slot drains along the flat bit. Various other drains have been replaced with bigger ones. There only thing that is not being done is unblocking the ditches alongside the Avenida dos Descobrimentos coming down the hill from the Dolphins. They are completely clogged up with rocks and clay, so next time it rains hard water will flow down the road towards town and not into the drains.
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cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26506	Posted: 24/December/2015 at 13:10
	The top end of Avenida da Liberdade is now resurfaced although there are no road markings as yet. Traffic is passing as it was before the flood. Open as usual also is the surface car park plus the coach drop-off, bus stops and taxi area. No-one has told the GIRO bus drivers though. They are still missing that stop. Down in town all street work is finished. Along the Avenida 25 de Abril one or two more places (Urban Pizza, Piccadilly Bar) are open, but the supermarkets and other shops are not and show no signs of being open any time soon. Pictures later.
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cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26506	Posted: 24/December/2015 at 17:36
	Everything on the streets is looking good, so this will be the last flood report. Some restaurants and shops have not re-opened but for most it is now business as usual. Picture album from this morning is at http://1drv.ms/1m7Iw4n
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