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#1 ·
I just happened to stumple across it while looking at google earth, and the network they have there is pretty breath-taking, especially by European standards. A few ring roads, tollways, C+D setups, and more freeway to freeway interchanges than I can count, compared to our 2 here in Sydney :( Not to mention plenty of lanes on each.

Anyway, does someone have some context or explaination of what's driving this huge boom in freeways? Wikipedia doesn't have a single thing to say about Madrid's roads, believe it or not, and I can't find much else on the net, so any comments from locals or people in the know, you're welcome.



I mean, jesus christ, just south-east of the city they have 9 full on interchanges covering an area that appears to be practically empty, if i'm missing something I would love to know.

Edit: Oh, nice forums here by the way, glad I found 'em.
 
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#7,705 ·
I like to drive the A66 to go north (Asturias/Galicia) because its less traffic and you can go at 120 km/h nearly all the time.

I have a friend that don't like to drive this motorway because "its near empty of cars!!!", and she likes traffic when driving so when she has to go north she drives A4-M50-A6.
 
#7,707 ·
Have driven in A-23, north Monrepos and seen how works are going on.

Today was holiday in Spain but even seen some workers, not many, maybe because holiday.


There are some points where I would say it is definitely carriage where we are just using and will try to shift from one to other carriages until a 2x2 or so.

I guess that not before 2019 but in next month, small streches will be opened if they can join with current road and just remain a 1x1
 
#7,708 ·
CM-42 Autovía de los Viñedos

CM-42 is a 127 kilometer long autovía operated by the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha. It runs from Toledo to Tomelloso and opened to traffic in 2005. It is a shadow toll road.

Some photos of the Tomelloso to Alcázar de San Juan section:


CM-42-1 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-2 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-4 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-9 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-13 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-16 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-18 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-23 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-25 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-28 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-30 by European Roads, on Flickr


CM-42-34 by European Roads, on Flickr
 
#7,709 ·
N-502 Puerto del Pico

Puerto del Pico is a 1352 meter high mountain pass in Castilla y León, on N-502 between Talavera de la Reina and Ávila. Interestingly the CyL / CM border is not on the mountain range, but south of the Sierra de Gredos.

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N-502 Puerto del Pico-1 by European Roads, on Flickr

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N-502 Puerto del Pico-3 by European Roads, on Flickr

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N-502 Puerto del Pico-5 by European Roads, on Flickr

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N-502 Puerto del Pico-6 by European Roads, on Flickr

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N-502 Puerto del Pico-7 by European Roads, on Flickr

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N-502 Puerto del Pico-8 by European Roads, on Flickr
 
#7,710 ·
A quick update:

A32: Albacete-West – Albacete-South (A30) 10.5km (January 2017 to Early 2020) – ? – map
It will open in late 2019.

Source: http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/11/08/radio_albacete/1510162581_729151.html

A1051: Cortijos de Marin – Los Depositos 1km (2011 to Early November 2017) – ? – map
It will open next week.

Source: http://www.europapress.es/esandaluc...rsion-cercana-60-millones-20171108134157.html

And a project that wasn't on MichiH's list:

NEW: GC3: GC2 – Arucas 2km (2007 to Late 2018) – ? – map
^^Works were suspended for a long time and only resumed recently. It should have opened in 2011.

Source: http://www.laprovincia.es/las-palmas/2017/11/07/iv-fase-circunvalacion-adelanta-ano/994966.html

With some pictures:





More pictures can be found here: http://www.laprovincia.es/multimedi...perviso-obras-fase-circunvalacion-arucas.html
 
#7,711 ·
#7,715 ·
Puerto del Pico is a 1352 meter high mountain pass in Castilla y León, on N-502 between Talavera de la Reina and Ávila. Interestingly the CyL / CM border is not on the mountain range, but south of the Sierra de Gredos.
In fact, the Puerto del Pico mountain pass is not located on the drainage divide between the Duero and Tajo watersheds. It is just on the divide between the Tiétar (south, flowing westwards) and the Alberche (north, eastwards), but both are tributaries of the Tajo.

The true divide is the 1,564 metre high Puerto de Menga, located some km to the north. The Puerto de Menga, however, doesn't feature such a "mountain pass" feeling. It's in the middle of a treeless paramera and there are just a couple of curves.

It's curious because the area south of the Puerto del Pico is one of the hottest and rainiest of Castilla y León, and the area north of the Puerto de Menga is one of the coldest and driest.

The opposite case is the 1,444 m high Somosierra pass on the A-1 (highest motorway in Europe AFAIK). It is the watershed divide between the Tajo and the Duero, but both sides are located in Madrid (part of "Castilla la Nueva" [present-day Castilla-La Mancha] until 1982).
 
#7,718 · (Edited by Moderator)
A-7 - Malaga -

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From Josan Spain Autovia in


From Josan Spain Autovia in Youtube


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASMQVJSM0PI

Hello ChrisZwolle,

How do you make the presentation like this below in a previous post I saw from you before ? Thank you §

N 502 - Puerto del Pico

VERY NICE VIDEO FROM ROLLO GARCIA in YOUTUBE



https://youtu.be/bQNZTNyyW48?list=UU7FvqveLxMPt0v6FAmBfw9g



https://youtu.be/bQNZTNyyW48?list=UU7FvqveLxMPt0v6FAmBfw9g

https://youtu.be/bQNZTNyyW48?list=UU7FvqveLxMPt0v6FAmBfw9g

https://youtu.be/bQNZTNyyW48?list=UU7FvqveLxMPt0v6FAmBfw9g
 
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