The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has authorised the renewal of 6 kilometres of the N-634 road in Cantabria, with a budget of 1.62 million euros. This action is part of the Efficient Asphalt Pavements Program (EFAPAVES), an initiative aimed at reusing and manufacturing sustainable pavements with which to renew the State Road Network and thus strengthen traffic conditions and road safety, while advancing the objective of reducing the environmental footprint.
The intervention in Cantabria is part of a larger project, financed with European funds NextGenerationEU through the Recovery Plan, which seeks to renovate a total of 114 kilometers of the road network in several autonomous communities. In this first phase, in addition to Cantabria, there will be performances in Asturias, La Rioja, Galicia, Aragón, Murcia and Castilla y León.
The program, which has a total investment of 32.8 million euros, seeks to improve road safety, ensure the durability of infrastructures and reduce the environmental footprint of the transport sector in line with the decarbonization and sustainability objectives promoted by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. To this end, three different techniques of reuse of firm will be used, which will allow to maximize the reduction of the carbon footprint without compromising the quality of the infrastructures.
In Cantabria, the work will focus on a 6 km stretch of the N-634 between the border with Vizcaya and the municipality of Castro Urdiales, within a global contract that also includes actions in Asturias, La Rioja and Pontevedra, with a joint investment of 11.35 million euros.
The renewal of the firm will be carried out through the reuse of bituminous materials and more efficient manufacturing techniques, which will not only reduce the consumption of natural resources, but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The EFAPAVES Program is one of the first initiatives of the Ministry of Transport for the construction of firm under criteria of sustainability, energy efficiency and road safety, and constitutes a step forward in the transformation of Spanish road infrastructures towards a more environmentally friendly model. In addition, it is part of the Public Purchase Program of Innovation, carried out by the General Directorate of Roads, which aims to promote research and the implementation of innovative and sustainable technologies in the field of infrastructures.