The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has awarded 11.42 million euros (VAT included) for the works to adapt to the transit of pedestrians and bicycles the crossings of the N-611 and N-623 roads as they pass through the city of Santander, in Cantabria. The contract will soon be published in the Contracting Platform and in the BOE.
The objective of this action is to humanize the crossings of the city, adapt them to the urban fabric and promote active, sustainable and safe mobility with the construction of bike lanes and the widening of the sidewalks.
Thus, the urban environment of the N-611 roads will be transformed, from the roundabout of the Valdecilla exchanger to the limit of the municipal term with Santa Cruz de Bezana; and the N-623, from the roundabout of Cuatro Caminos to the limit with the municipal term of Camargo; to make them more friendly, accessible and improve their functionality.
The works will consist of the following:
• Widening of sidewalks and/or execution of new ones.
• The installation of new urban furniture and tree species.
• The adaptation and improvement of the lighting efficiency of the road • The construction of 7.4 km of new bike lanes along both roads (2.6 km on the N-623 and 4.8 km on the N-611), to connect the new infrastructure to the network of existing and planned bike lanes within the municipality of Santander.
• Construction of roundabouts to improve the safety of the users of both roads and adjacent urban roads.
• A new lighting will be provided for all the glorietas designed and the adaptation of the semaphorization system to the new technologies according to the specifications of the City Council.
This action is in line with the State Bicycle Strategy led by this Ministry.
Once the works are finished, the section will be ceded to the City of Santander according to the current regulations.