Marble Motorway

[Judi_bk]

I have seen various reports and am not sure if it is going the intended route via la cocepcion and palaces or juzt following the exixting road down to The Overa Hotel and juzt adding another carraigeway6.  They have released the funding

[Roscoe]

10 years later

[Drax]

This highway was originally announced in 1985 but work did not commence until 2005

The Ministry of Development, Infrastructure and Land Planning recently awarded the work for a section of the Almanzora El Cucador-La Concepción Highway in the sum of 25,329,686.77 euros to a Temporary Union of Companies formed by Martín Casillas and Construcciones Tejera.

The project, which gives continuity to the Albox-El Cucador stretch, includes the construction of a new road of 3.3 kilometers, four lanes of 3.5 meters wide each, and outer shoulders of 2.5.
A 300-meter bridge over the Almanzora River and two other viaducts will also be built to bridge the Llorón ravine and the Agua ravine.

This section will be completed with two on/off ramps. One of them is for the traffic coming from Zurgena and the districts of El Cucador and La Alfoquía. The second link will allow access to the nuclei of La Concepción and Palaces de Huércal-Overa, as well as to the photovoltaic power station located nearby.

It will not however connect to the A-7 motorway as this is a separate section for which the contract has not yet been awarded but will invite tenders "in the next few months" and announce the results "this year". Quotes of around 24 million are expected.

It is the intention of the Ministry to finalise this highway during the current parliamentary mandate, a very important step "after so many years of breaches and false promises to the neighbours of the region".

It should also be remembered that part of the delay was due to a previous construction company failing costing the Andalusian government around 16 million euros.

[Judi_bk]

  so the next section will go as far as La Concepcion and stop ther.  Useful

[frankie]

Methinks that someone is having a bit of a laugh.....
How many times have we read that 'work will continue' to make the connection down to the A7. I can think of at least 2 occasions when I read in the papers that work had been allocated.
Is there someone in an office somewhere sitting, scratching his head and wondering what new wording to use when trying to con people that this road will be finished in our lifetime?
The Health Centre in Olula stood empty for years with no work being done as some highly paid architect had not thought to include facilities for wheelchairs.  It has now been open, nearly 10 years after it should have.

[Drax]

so the next section will go as far as La Concepcion and stop ther.  Useful

According to the Google maps service it is 3.3km from the current end of the motorway to this side of Concepcion, then they'll have the 18 wheelers rumbling down that little road to the Ballabona junction? 
 

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