Almeria motorway to get third lane

    The government ministry has given the go ahead for plans to build a third lane in each direction on the A-7 motorway where it passes Almeria capital. The works are planned for 23 kilometres of motorway from the Viator junction at Km. 452 to the Roquetas turn-off at km. 429. This stretch of motorway has some of the heaviest traffic in the province and traffic jams are usual at rush hour or in the case of accidents or other incidents which lead to lane closures. The traffic on this road is expected to increase when the new motorway between Motril and Adra is completed – improving the connection with the province of Malaga. The tunnels to the north-west of the city were built with space for an extra lane thus avoiding the need for costly excavation work now. The new lanes are expected to cost around 55 million euros to build.