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Spain: 'spend more on maintenance'

Spain's road maintenance deficit has now reached €8.6 billion in the period since 2005, according to road maintenance companies. The industry has now asked the authorities to invest 2.5% of the roads value on maintenance to take up the shortfall. The companies include Imesapi and Dragados (ACS); Grupisa (Ferrovial); Acciona Mantenimiento de Infraestructuras (Acciona); Martinsa (FCC); Valoriza (Sacyr), and Elsan (OHL). This group says that the value of all the roads the Spanish government is responsible for
July 5, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
Spain's road maintenance deficit has now reached €8.6 billion in the period since 2005, according to road maintenance companies.

The industry has now asked the authorities to invest 2.5% of the roads value on maintenance to take up the shortfall. The companies include Imesapi and 4761 Dragados (917 ACS); 1190 Grupisa (2717 Ferrovial); Acciona Mantenimiento de Infraestructuras (976 Acciona); Martinsa (4914 FCC); 1191 Valoriza (3959 Sacyr), and 1192 Elsan (980 OHL). This group says that the value of all the roads the Spanish government is responsible for is of €80.12 billion with the roads managed by the regional authorities costing €115.5 billion in total.

The Spanish region of Galicia is developing a new strategy that will improve transport links for inhabitants and help boost the economy. The policies are in line with the national directives on boosting transport, cutting congestion and tackling road safety.

Galicia is putting its transport plans into operation during this year and will spend a total of €4.26 million over the next five years, with €522 million budgeted for 2010 alone. The aim of the scheme follows Spain's strategy of ensuring that 80% of the population is no more than ten minute’s drive from a major highway link.

Meanwhile OHL, Dragados, Acciona and 3163 Sando have been invited to take part in the tender of a new contract to take over unfinished work on the Torrijos-Toledo highway stretch. Work on this project stopped after the consortium comprising Ploder and Construcciones Vera ran out of funds.

In October 2005, the Ploder-Vera consortium was awarded the contract for €56.70 million. According to recent estimates, 80% of the project is still to be completed, while the new contractor will need to refund Ploder and Vera 20% of the project. The client is Spain's Ministry of Public Works, which signed a contract in 2005.

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