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| FCC opens two sections of the Despeñaperros motorway  Road communications between Madrid and Andalusia were further improved by the opening of two sections (one in each direction) of the Southern Motorway, which connects Madrid and Andalusia. Spain's Minister of Infrastructure, José Blanco, inaugurated 14.1 kilometres of highway in the Despeñaperros pass this afternoon.The sections of road opened to traffic today are as follows: 9.4 kilometres northbound between the towns of Santa Elena (Jaén) and Venta de Cárdenas (Ciudad Real), and 4.7 kilometres southbound between the Aldeaquemada junction and Santa Elena. The remaining section, between the Santa Elena and Aldeaquemada junctions on the southbound highway through the pass, will be completed in 2012. The work is being conducted while traffic continues to flow. It will also be necessary to demolish the existing viaduct to the south of the existing tunnel, on the border between the Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha regions, in order to complete the El Corzo viaduct. The northbound 9.4 kilometres of three-lane highway will shorten travel times for traffic towards Madrid and substantially improve road safety and the driving experience. The infrastructure, which currently handles an average of 24,000 vehicles per day, of which 30% are trucks, is expected to carry up to 50,000 vehicles by 2025. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |