en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has announced an investment of €1.629 billion between 2027 and 2031 to carry out road upgrade works on approximately 5,000 kilometers of national highways across Spain. The tender process for the maintenance and upgrade projects will be launched in 2026.
The Spanish transport authorities will conduct an extensive analysis of road quality across the national network to assess the specific types of work required for each section, prioritizing those in urgent need of road upgrades. Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Óscar Puente previously stated that there is a historical backlog in the maintenance of Spain's road infrastructure, and this investment in road upgrades will focus on preventive maintenance to improve pavement structural conditions. It is estimated that this road upgrade plan will have an impact of approximately €12 billion on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and create around 18,500 jobs.
Running concurrently with the national highway upgrade plan is the A-62 motorway improvement project. Located in the province of Valladolid, connecting Simancas and Tordesillas, the project has an estimated investment of €125.5 million. The current four-lane (two lanes each direction) section will be widened to six lanes (three lanes each direction), and existing intersections along the route will be redesigned to accommodate the road widening and upgrade works. Upon completion, the project will improve transport connectivity between Valladolid and Madrid.
Spain's national highway network totals approximately 26,500 kilometers in length, handling over 50% of the country's traffic volume, with heavy vehicles accounting for 66% of the traffic. Upon completion of the upgrades, it is estimated that fuel consumption for vehicles using these roads could be reduced by 5% to 6%, leading to a decrease in CO2 emissions.
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