Autovía A-8

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Autovía A-8
Autovía del Cantábrico
E70
Route information
Length486 km (302 mi)
Major junctions
FromBilbao
ToBaamonde
Location
CountrySpain
Highway system

    The Autovía A-8, also called the Autovía del Cantábrico and Transcantábric, is a highway (Spanish: autovía) completed in 2015[1] which connects all the northern coastal regions of Spain. It connects Baamonde in Begonte, Galicia to Bilbao, where it continues as the Autopista AP-8 to the French border. The road passes Ribadeo, Avilés, Gijón, Santander and Bilbao.

    Construction

    The road passes through hilly terrain with many viaducts and tunnels. It includes special vehicle-sensing signals on the foggy section between Mondoñedo and Abadín.[2]

    Bilbao area

    The A-8 is the main beltway of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, which has about a million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. The 30 kilometres (19 mi) of the highway that passes by Bilbao and its metropolitan area, from Galdakao to Muskiz, suffers from considerable traffic congestion.

    Supersur by-pass

    A new toll by-pass of the city, known as Supersur is being built. The by-pass will be 36 km (22 mi) long. Under the Pagasarri range most of it will be in tunnels, as there is no physical space to build it elsewhere. [3]

    References

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