Workers Beat The Odds And Reopen Vital Road

After 4 months of intensive emergency work, nan A-397 roadworthy connecting Ronda and San Pedro de Alcántara reopened to postulation astatine midnight connected Monday, July 14.

The reopening, which is regulated by postulation lights to let alternating one-way traffic, brings important alleviation to thousands of drivers who trust connected nan captious nexus betwixt nan Serranía de Ronda and nan Costa del Sol. Workers proved nan sceptics incorrect who had speculated that nan task would return overmuch longer to complete and moreover reopened nan roadworthy up of their ain expectations.

The reopening follows analyzable repairs connected highly vulnerable and unstable terrain. The project’s fund roseate from €3.7 cardinal to €4.5 cardinal owed to further geotechnical risks, which required precocious techniques specified arsenic controlled micro-blasting.

Since nan road’s closure connected March 8, caused by a monolithic rockfall during dense storms successful Benahavís, drivers had faced long, costly detours via routes for illustration Gaucín-Manilva aliases toll motorways. The rockfall damaged some nan roadworthy and a bridge’s platform and needed extended reconstruction. Works included manufacturing alloy girders successful section Ronda workshops, installing precast slabs, concreting nan deck, stabilising slopes, adding drainage systems, and signage.

The highly challenging task needed round-the-clock work, and nighttime shifts, pinch dense machinery and specialised geotechnical expertise to show safety. Although nan reopening is partial, ongoing efforts will see reinforcing walls and building caller containment structures to forestall early landslides.

Regional Infrastructure Minister Rocío Díaz fulfilled her committedness to expedite nan restoration of this captious artery. For now, postulation lights will negociate alternating travel until nan afloat reopening, and further improvements are planned afterwards.