Almada → Lisboa
NorthboundCorridor monitor · Northbound (Almada → Lisboa)
Dread score
6/10
Grim
29.7 min to cross — +15.3 min on the 13.2 min free-flow baseline
This reading is more than 20 minutes old. Treat it as the last known state, not as live.
- Measured at
- 07:10 Lisbon
- Segment
- 9.1 km
- Baseline
- 13.2 min
- Ratio
- 2.25×
“Bring a podcast. Maybe two.”
Measured against a fixed baseline, so the score means the same thing every day.
What the score means
Dread against a 13.2 min baseline
- 0–1ClearFree-flowing or close to it.
- 2–3BusyHeavier than empty, still moving.
- 4–5SlowQueuing. Add a few minutes.
- 6–7GrimcurrentSolid traffic through the choke.
- 8–9DireNear the worst it gets.
- 10Abandon hopeTake the train, or do not go.
The score compares the live crossing time against a fixed free-flow baseline, so a 7 means the same thing next month as it does today.
Strategic dispatch
What should you do about it?
Solid traffic from the toll plaza onward. The deck is the slow part, as always.
Baseline 13.2 min · 2.25× · score 6/10
Free-flow benchmark
Ideal- Free-flow crossing time
- 13.2 min
- Distance and implied speed
- 9.1 km · ~41 km/h implied
- Today 2.25× this
Lisboa → Almada
SouthboundCorridor monitor · Northbound (Almada → Lisboa)
Dread score
0/10
Clear
12.8 min to cross — +0.9 min on the 11.8 min free-flow baseline
This reading is more than 20 minutes old. Treat it as the last known state, not as live.
- Measured at
- 07:10 Lisbon
- Segment
- 9.2 km
- Baseline
- 11.8 min
- Ratio
- 1.08×
“Leave now. There is nothing to report.”
Measured against a fixed baseline, so the score means the same thing every day.
What the score means
Dread against a 11.8 min baseline
- 0–1ClearcurrentFree-flowing or close to it.
- 2–3BusyHeavier than empty, still moving.
- 4–5SlowQueuing. Add a few minutes.
- 6–7GrimSolid traffic through the choke.
- 8–9DireNear the worst it gets.
- 10Abandon hopeTake the train, or do not go.
The score compares the live crossing time against a fixed free-flow baseline, so a 7 means the same thing next month as it does today.
Strategic dispatch
What should you do about it?
It is as close to free-flowing as this bridge gets. Go while it lasts.
Baseline 11.8 min · 1.08× · score 0/10
Free-flow benchmark
Ideal- Free-flow crossing time
- 11.8 min
- Distance and implied speed
- 9.2 km · ~47 km/h implied
- Today 1.08× this