Solution For Alhaurín De La Torre’s Traffic Jams?

The Junta de Andalucía has launched a €10.2 cardinal task for nan long-awaited description of nan entree roadworthy to Alhaurín de la Torre, a awesome infrastructure task which is hoped will easiness chronic postulation congestion successful 1 of Malaga’s fastest-growing outer towns. 

The plan will upgrade a 2.2-kilometre agelong of nan A-404 roadworthy from nan El Encuentro roundabout to nan junction pinch nan A-7052, by adding 2 abstracted autobus and high-occupancy conveyance (BUS-VAO) lanes, 1 successful each direction, which only let vehicles pinch 2 aliases much group inside.

The highly demanded task successful Alhaurín de la Torre has entered its pre-execution shape aft years of administrative backmost and forth, including onshore expropriations and biology authorisations finalised successful July 2024. According to Rocío Díaz, Andalusia’s Minister of Development, nan full finance amounts to much than €10,200,000, pinch €8.8 cardinal allocated for nan building itself. Other costs screen onshore expropriations, practice conservation measures, and method assistance, for which nan task is co-funded by nan 2021-2027 Andalusian Feder programme, which promotes nationalist carrier done reserved autobus lanes.

Addressing Growing Traffic Demands

The A-404, a seven-kilometre single-lane roadworthy connecting Alhaurín de la Torre to nan A-7 motorway, has been a regular trauma for commuters caused by postulation jams since nan nexus opened successful 2011. The exponential maturation of Alhaurín de la Torre and surrounding Greater Malaga municipalities has exacerbated nan issue, pinch complete 26,000 vehicles utilizing nan roadworthy daily. The solution involves duplicating nan roadway pinch 2 BUS-VAO lanes complete nan 2.2-kilometre stretch, and it will beryllium designed for a velocity of up to 80 km/h. The description will beryllium placed connected nan northbound broadside owed to nan municipality sprawl of Alhaurín de la Torre connected nan southbound side.

Construction is expected to commence successful 2026, truthful beryllium diligent Alhaurín de la Torre, arsenic that will bring moreover much jams astatine first.