The Government authorizes a contract for the conservation and operation of 184 km of state roads in the province of Soria for more than 30 million euros

• The Council of Ministers approves to tender the contract with an initial duration of three years, which is part of the program of maintenance of the State Road Network to guarantee the conditions of circulation, road and safety • It includes actions such as the surveillance and attention of accidents, winter road, the service of control of tunnels and communications or the maintenance of facilities • In addition, it incorporates three specific projects of vertical signage and point defences, and the rehabilitation of firmes on several roads • Mitma introduces innovations in the specifications to promote the improvement of energy efficiency and the reduction of emissions of the activity of the General Directorate of Roads, which currently emits

June 27, 2023.- The Council of Ministers, at its meeting today and on the proposal of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma), has authorized the tender of a contract for the execution of various conservation and exploitation operations on state roads in the province of Soria, for an estimated value of 30.1 million euros (VAT not included). The duration is three years, with the possibility of a first extension of two years and an additional one of a maximum of nine months.

Within the framework of the strategy of reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency, the Ministry has included objectives of mitigation and compensation of the carbon footprint in the tender documents of the conservation and exploitation contracts (COEX) of the State Road Network, which means that companies must include in their offers the calculation of the carbon footprint that they will generate during the execution of the contract in each stretch of the road. They will also commit to presenting a decarbonization plan in the first six months of the contract with reduction and emissions compensation measures to achieve a carbon neutral balance. This plan will also be included within the valuation criteria.

The aim is to reduce CO2 by 71,640 tons per year, which, according to calculations made by the General Directorate of Roads, generates the regular operation and maintenance and operation of the State Road Network and reinforces the orientation towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to which Mitma is committed.

This contract authorized today, aimed at the maintenance and conservation of 184,787 km of which 9.31 km are motorway, is part of the Mitma road conservation and exploitation program, which allows to maintain the road in the State Road Network so that it is accessible in suitable conditions for all citizens.

The indicated sector is 1, which includes the following roads:

A-15 motorway:

• Km 98,125 – Km 107,440

SO-20 road, several sections:

• Km 9,000 – Km 12,380
• Km 12,380 – Km 14,120
• Km 14,120 – km 22,540

N-111 road, several sections:

• Km 222,420 – Km 225,065
• Km 226,330 – Km 263,900

N-111a road:

• Km 260,275 – Km 271,030

N-113 road:

• Km 51,720 – km 68,310

N-122 road, several sections:

• Km 95,800 – Km 98,125
• Km 100,600 – km 103,625
• Km 105,975 – Km 107,440
• Km 107,440 – Km 148,070

N-234 road, several sections:

• Km 304,010 – Km 345,087
• Km 345,800 – Km 350,230
• Km 351,500 – km 352,920

In addition, this contract incorporates three specific projects of works necessary to improve the functionality of the track:

• Project of superficial and punctual structural rehabilitation of the firm on the road N-122, kilometric point (p.k.) 95+800 to 98+125 and 107+440 to 115+700. Stretch: LP-Matalebreras.
• Project of superficial and punctual structural rehabilitation of the firm on the road N-234, P.K. 326+000 TO 345+000. Stretch: Almenar de Soria.
• Vertical signage project and spot defences on the N-111, N-113 and N-234 roads.

Conservation model characteristics

The new model of mixed contracts (services and works) for the execution of conservation and exploitation operations in the State Road Network aims to offer a comprehensive service of mobility to the user, improve the state of the road and network and optimize public resources.

Through them, works are carried out to help the roads and ordinary conservation of the roads to allow the infrastructure and its functional elements to have the best possible conditions of circulation and safety. It includes actions such as: status information and programming agenda, operating aid and road safety studies, and maintenance of road elements with adequate levels of quality.

Last year, energy efficiency measures were incorporated into service facilities, such as self-consumption, renewable heating systems, energy saving measures in lighting or the implementation of electric motor vehicles.

As for the criteria relating to the mitigation and compensation of the carbon footprint now introduced in the specifications, the objective is for the awarding companies to reach the carbon neutral balance within 5 years from the start of the contract. The compensation can be done through the absorption projects registered in the Carbon Footprint, Compensation and Carbon Dioxide Absorption Projects, under the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, or through other options.