📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Transport Mobility and Urban Agenda Mitma has awarded for 13.13 million euros VAT included the modernization and improvement works of the Caviedes Hoz and Torrelavega tunnels on the A-8 motorway and the Gibaja and Limpias tunnels on the N-629 road in the province of Cantabria.The actions included in the Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan PRTR and financed with NextGenerationEU funds are aimed at adapting Cantabrian infrastructures to the safety and road requirements established in Royal Decree 6352006 of May 26 fruit of the transposition of Directive 200454CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 29 2004.Although to date the tunnels have favorable operating conditions it is necessary to carry out this action to update their facilities.The PRTR has a budget of 357 million euros to adapt the tunnels to European regulations and to promote the protection of fauna and vulnerable users. Specifically it will finance actions in tunnels of the State Highway Network RCE focused on improving emergency exits signage beaconing lighting ventilation electrical installation fire protection drainage communication or traffic management etc.Until today within the global framework of the PRTR Mitma has awarded 25 contracts for a total value of almost 113 million euros to address the adaptation of 61 tunnels of the State Highway Network to the current safety requirements and a more tendered contract for 4.9 million which will be awarded shortly to adapt another 5 tunnels.
