Menorca will limit car entry from June 1, 2027. This is the common objective of the PP and the PSOE, who have hastily agreed to modify the Biosphere Reserve Law to make it possible. For various reasons, Més per Menorca and the renegade Vox councilor have voted against it.

Mallorca's trains will recover their usual timetables this Tuesday, September 1st, after the service reduction applied during August. Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) will increase frequencies and the number of daily trains again with the arrival of September.

The suspension during the month of August of line 19 of EMT Palma, which usually connects the UIB and Parc Bit with Porta del Camp, has caused the saturation of line 16, which serves Secar de la Real and Establiments, according to neighborhood residents. EMT announced that the L19 would be out of service during August and would resume its route on September 1.

The Consell de Mallorca anticipates that by the end of the year, approximately 200,000 ITV inspections will be carried out, a figure that would allow for around 534,000 vehicle inspections in 2026, in line with those performed last year. In fact, 350,898 technical vehicle inspections have already been conducted this year.

The Biosphere Reserve Law, which was supposed to compensate Menorca for the capital status recognized for Mallorca and Ibiza, will be modified again without having been practically applied in its first three years of validity. Reduced by the Urgent Measures Law of 2024 —first— and by the coastal law announced for this autumn —later—, now the Menorca Council itself will modify it.

The Governing Council has authorized Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) a sum of 6,176,705.09 euros (VAT included) to build a new double-track section between Petra and Manacor, which will mean being able to increase frequencies between Manacor and Palma.

The shipping companies have warned this Thursday that the future law to limit vehicles in Mallorca could shift some of the tourism that currently arrives by car towards air transport. The president of Baleària, Adolfo Utor, gave the example of the restrictions applied in Ibiza, where the arrival of tourist vehicles has fallen by 11% during the first half of 2026. As he warned, this limitation could end up favoring visitors arriving by plane. Nevertheless, he insisted that it will be necessary to measure to what extent the regulation is effective and what results it yields.

The Government has asked hotels this Tuesday to encourage guests to watch the solar eclipse of August 12 from their accommodations and to avoid private vehicle travel. The request is part of the planned measures to reduce mobility during the afternoon. As previously communicated, car access to the Serra de Tramuntana will also be restricted, with exceptions for residents, workers, and people staying or with reservations in establishments in the area.

The Consell de Mallorca has begun the installation of the first cameras in the network with 210 control devices that will monitor the roads to prevent illegal races and control the entry of vehicles to the island.

BiciPalma has opened four stations at La Teulera, Son Dureta, Son Armadans, and Avinguda de Picasso and plans to launch eleven more in the coming weeks. The action is part of the third phase of service expansion, funded with 750,000 euros and which also includes the incorporation of 150 new bicycles, all electric.

The Consell de Mallorca approved this Friday in an extraordinary plenary session the law to limit vehicles on the island, which after this step will be sent to Parliament. Curiously, the plenary session was on the verge of being cancelled because the president of the island institution, Llorenç Galmés, arrived almost half an hour late. The reason? He had to arrive in Palma from Manacor and found traffic jams due to "three accidents", as he himself explained.

Judicial blow to Ciutadella. The Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice has annulled the political decision to clear cars from Plaça del Born, which the City Council carried out on July 1st, just after the motion of no confidence that returned the government to the left was consummated. In a forceful ruling, the court presided over by Judge Fernando Socias contradicts the first-instance decision and orders the City Council to restore the square to its previous state.

Tourist overcrowding continues to occupy a good part of the political and municipal debate in Mallorca. Last Thursday, mayors, councilors, and municipal representatives from MÉS per Mallorca met in Binissalem to share the problems that, they assure, are already evident in many towns on the island, coinciding with the constant increase in visitors and pressure on the territory.

The future expansion of the Palma metro to Son Espases hospital, which has already been released for public consultation and represents one of the Govern's most ambitious short-term mobility projects, crosses areas with a high risk of flooding. The project incorporates an environmental impact study that confirms this structural constraint, as it affects all proposed alternatives and could determine both the final route and the environmental viability of the project.

Palma will have a new metro line connecting the Intermodal Station with Son Espases University Hospital in just ten minutes. The infrastructure, expected to be operational by 2033, will represent a significant expansion of the urban rail network and improve connections to several neighborhoods and key facilities in the city. The project envisions a route of approximately six kilometers, although only four will be newly constructed and entirely underground. The line will depart from the Intermodal Station and utilize the existing Jacint Verdaguer and Son Costa stations, extending with new stops at Son Hugo, Son Rossinyol, Son Espases, and Secar de la Real, before reaching Son Serra Perera.

Traffic jams on Palma's ring road, in the Genoa tunnel, and queues on Mallorca's main roads have become a common sight, especially during peak season. "Investing in Mallorca" was one of the major campaign promises of the President of the Council of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés. Halfway through his term, Galmés proclaimed that his government had fulfilled "more than 80% of its roadmap." But this major campaign promise has yet to be delivered, and the countdown to the next elections has begun.

MÁS per Mallorca proposes that large commercial establishments and other infrastructure that generate high traffic flow should reimburse public funds for a portion of the associated costs. The party has urged the Consell de Mallorca (Island Council of Mallorca) to initiate the necessary technical and legal work to create a special use fee for public roads in cases where these spaces generate a unique and structural level of traffic. Joan Llodrà, deputy spokesperson for MÁS per Mallorca in the Consell, explained that the objective is "to apply a basic principle of justice and responsibility: those who cause intensive and specific use of public infrastructure must bear the resulting additional costs." According to the party, the island's road network is under increasing pressure due to the concentration of large commercial areas and infrastructure on the outskirts and the reliance on private vehicles. This necessitates widening access roads, reinforcing roundabouts, and more intensive maintenance, the cost of which is currently borne by all citizens. The motion proposes identifying sections of road with particularly high traffic volumes linked to major facilities, commissioning individualized mobility studies, and preparing an economic and financial report to quantify the differential cost. It also plans to request the necessary legal reports to guarantee the viability and proportionality of the measure. MÁS has emphasized that the toll, if implemented, would be earmarked for specific purposes, and the revenue would be allocated to the maintenance of the affected road network. Furthermore, these resources would free up part of the Council's ordinary budget to invest in public transportation and sustainable mobility projects. The initiative, which will be debated in plenary session on Thursday, is part of a shift in the model towards territorial cohesion, strengthening local businesses, and reducing dependence on private vehicles. According to Llodrà, "We cannot continue to socialize the costs of an unsustainable model. Mallorca needs responsibility, fairness, and mobility designed for the future."

MÁS por Marratxí has ​​demanded "immediate" action from the local government coalition, formed by the PP and Vox parties, regarding what it considers a dangerous situation on the section of the former Son Horrach estate, between Plan de na Tesa and Can Baló, due to the narrowing of the road and the temporary signage for the construction work. The eco-sovereignist party has denounced that the temporary barriers and signage have created a bottleneck at a point where heavy vehicles and buses circulate. According to the party, they occupy a large part of the available width, leaving minimal space for pedestrians to cross. MÁS has warned that some construction elements encroach on the sidewalk or render it practically unusable, compromising the safe passage of pedestrians. Furthermore, it states that the combination of narrow lanes, vehicle crossings, and bus traffic in an area with regular pedestrian access increases the danger. The party spokesperson, Aina Amengual, asserted that it is unacceptable for vehicles to travel with a reduced margin on a road partially occupied by construction. She demanded clarification on whether there is municipal authorization for the occupation of the public road and an approved traffic and safety plan, and that, if minimum safety widths cannot be guaranteed, immediate corrective measures be taken. The party also requested an urgent municipal technical inspection, that any authorization granted and its conditions be made public, and that the construction company be required to reinforce signage.

Tensions between the Palma City Council (Cort) and the Local Police have entered a new phase. In addition to those caused by the stalled Urban Development Plan, which have led to protests in front of City Hall and boycotts of the mayor at public events, there are now further developments. complaints of alleged arbitrary internal mobility And the conflict over the use of the Estacions park as a police parking lot. The force is parking its vehicles there despite a report against it from the Mobility Department, which rejects the requested road modifications in the vicinity of the new police station. The technical assessment is unequivocal: the space "does not meet the minimum requirements" for road safety or urban planning to accommodate a permanent surface parking lot. This new front further complicates the management of the force by the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has once again activated a yellow alert for fog in the Balearic Islands, affecting practically the entire archipelago except for Ibiza and Formentera. On Wednesday, a flight from Barcelona scheduled to land in Ibiza had to return to Barcelona due to the fog. According to information provided by Aena, this was the only incident recorded at Balearic airports on Wednesday due to fog.