The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has awarded 172.9 million euros (VAT included) to the works for the expansion of capacity of the A-67 motorway between Polanco and Santander.
The action is located in the main corridor of communication between the two main populations of the region, Santander and Torrelavega, located specifically in the municipal areas of Polanco, Miengo, Piélagos, Santa Cruz de Bezana and Camargo.
According to the Government delegate in Cantabria, Eugenia Gómez de Diego, the award represents a “decisive step” to finalize the administrative process and begin the execution of the works, which is expected for the first half of 2024.
Gómez de Diego highlighted the “enormous transcendence” that the expansion of the A-67 will have in the Autonomous Community, “acting on one of the main communication hubs of the region”.
“This work marks a before and after in the road network of Cantabria, by intervening on one of the busiest points in the community, providing greater transit capacity and greater road safety to drivers,” he said.
Likewise, after welcoming the “materialized advances” by the Ministry of Transport, the delegate has valued the economic activity and employment that it will generate during the execution, “with one of the largest investments in history in the communications network of Cantabria”.
Improve capacity and security
The section of motorway in which it is operated has an approximate length of 13 km in which are the links of Polanco, Oruña, Boo, Mompía and Igollo and the service area of Gornazo, corresponding to the motorway A-67 “Cantabria – Meseta”.
The main objective is to improve the capacity and safety presented by the A-67 between the links of Polanco and Igollo, expanding the cross-section of both roads, which will go on to have a third lane additional to those already existing. In addition, on the current route of the A-67 motorway, a series of improvements are made such as: expansion of radius of the curves; elimination of certain alignments; widening of edges, which will allow to increase visibility; expansion of median or improvement of the safety of the links by replacing intersections with roundabouts or increasing the radius of the existing roundabouts.
BIM methodology
It should be noted that the BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology is incorporated for the first time, both in the modeling phase of the project and in the construction phase, which allows to optimize resources both in both phases and in the subsequent maintenance of the infrastructure, thus generating long-term value.
This adoption of the BIM demonstrates the commitment of Transportes to be at the forefront of technology and innovation in construction, providing more effective and sustainable solutions for our infrastructures.