Almada → Lisboa
NorthboundCorridor monitor · Northbound (Almada → Lisboa)
Dread score
10/10
Abandon hope
43.9 min to cross — +29.8 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
- 09:20 Lisbon
- Segment
- 9.1 km
- Baseline
- 13.2 min
- Ratio
- 3.33×
“Do not drive this. Take the train.”
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.
- 6–7GrimSolid traffic through the choke.
- 8–9DireNear the worst it gets.
- 10Abandon hopecurrentTake 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?
Triple the free-flow time. Whatever is waiting at the other end can wait longer.
Baseline 13.2 min · 3.33× · score 10/10
Free-flow benchmark
Ideal- Free-flow crossing time
- 13.2 min
- Distance and implied speed
- 9.1 km · ~41 km/h implied
- Today 3.33× this
Lisboa → Almada
SouthboundCorridor monitor · Northbound (Almada → Lisboa)
Dread score
1/10
Clear
13.3 min to cross — +1.4 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
- 09:20 Lisbon
- Segment
- 9.2 km
- Baseline
- 11.8 min
- Ratio
- 1.12×
“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 · 1.12× · score 1/10
Free-flow benchmark
Ideal- Free-flow crossing time
- 11.8 min
- Distance and implied speed
- 9.2 km · ~47 km/h implied
- Today 1.12× this