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Progress made on Torrevieja’s N332 dual carriageway The recent visit of the Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente, resulted in the confirmation that the widening of the N332 as it
passes through Torrevieja will be approved this year. In a consultation with the PP mayor of Torrevieja Eduardo Dolón, the Minister
announced that the splitting of the N-332 as it passes through the town will be approved this year. The works would be put out to tender in 2025. “There is no problem in sight” the minister declared. The impending project, slated to be tendered in 2025, will entail the division of the N-332 as it weaves through Torrevieja, a development hailed by Puente as a direct response to the persistent traffic gridlock plaguing the region. With an average daily influx of 40,000 vehicles, the N332 operates beyond capacity year-round, resulting in bottlenecks and impeding smooth traffic flow. This infrastructure overhaul addresses a longstanding grievance voiced by To r r e v i e j ’s b u r g e o n i n g population, which has surged to over 80,000 residents. During the Information Forum in Alicante the minister explained that work is currently being done on drafting the project and in parallel with the environmental impact declaration. Puente has said that it will soon be released to public information and the intention is for the project to be definitively approved this year and then put out to
tender early in 2025. The last news that was available was that the Ministry for the Ecological Transition had initiated procedures to obtain this environmental impact declaration. The area under study, however, does not include the entire part pending splitting, but only that between the link of N-332 with the CV-95 at the hospital and the link again of the national highway with the CV-905 at the height of the Punta Prima roundabout. Thus, if this action is undertaken, the section between the shopping centre area and Alto de la Casilla would still need to have two
lanes in each direction. Both towards the north towards La Mata and Guardamar, and towards the South towards Orihuela Costa, this road has been expanded for many years. At the meeting the Minister took questions from businessmen, Mayors and organisations across the region. Since 2015, the Business Confederation of the Valencian Community has been making a list of 320 infrastructures that are needed in the Valencian Community, of which 33 are priorities. The latter are under constant review. Among the businessmen present was also the president of Hosbec, Fede Fuster , who asked the minister to express the Government’sposition on the possible arrival of the highspeed train to Benidorm and other coastal tourist towns such as Torrevieja. Óscar Puente has explained that the starting point for Transport is to connect the capitals first. Now we are focused on Almería, he explained and the need to resolve the paradigm of Extremadura. In essence, Puente’s assurance of the imminent N332 expansion underscores a concerted endeavour to redress longstanding infrastructural deficiencies, underscoring the government’s responsiveness to provincial demands and its commitment to fostering sustainable development across Valencia’s urban landscape.