Control and Surveillance of the Works in Murcia´s Northwest road
General Information
Date: 2023 - Present
Client: Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Directorate-General for Roads.
Location: Murcia, Spain
Photo Property: SOCOTEC
Large-Scale Civil Engineering
This highly complex engineering project, promoted by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility through the Directorate General of Highways, involves the supervision and management of the construction of the A-30 variant in the province of Murcia.
This ambitious project spans from kilometer point 0.000 (connecting with the A-30) to km 4.320, notably featuring the creation of a bypass that will expand traffic capacity and improve connectivity in the region.
The "Northwest Arch Road of Murcia" extends over 22kilometers, starting north of the Archena junction on the A-30 and connecting longitudinally with the RM-15 to the Alcantarilla junction. The project is divided into three sections (A, B, and C), with a particular focus on section A, whose budget for material execution amounts to nearly €41M.
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Main Civil Engineering Works
SOCOTEC Spain, with its experience in large-scale civil engineering projects, takes on the control and surveillance of the works of the Northwest Arch Road of Murcia, southeast of Spain. The detailed attention to each component, from the imposing viaducts to the overpasses and underpasses, demonstrates the capacity and competence of SOCOTEC Spain in the comprehensive management of infrastructure projects.
This project not only marks a milestone in regional road development but also reflects the technical excellence that characterizes SOCOTEC Spain in the field of civil engineering.
The Northwest Arch of Murcia, with construction starting in 2019 and an estimated cost of 183 million euros, is a new 22-kilometer long road infrastructure. It passes through several municipalities including Archena, Molina de Segura, Lorquí, Ceutí, Villanueva del Río Segura, Alguazas, Las Torres de Cotillas, Murcia, and Alcantarilla.
The Impact of the Arco Noroeste in Murcia
Accessibility and Flow
This highway aims to improve accessibility to the area's towns and industrial centers, as well as reorient traffic flows in the Region of Murcia. It's expected to streamline communications between Cartagena, coastal municipalities, and the corridor connecting Valencia, Lorca, and Andalusia via the interior, diverting more than 20,000 vehicles daily from the Espinardo interchange and Murcia's Ronda Oeste.
"Thanks to our vast experience and technical expertise in civil engineering for roads, we not only facilitate the creation of new, more resilient routes, but we also directly intervene to decongest and optimize the region's mobility”
Almudena Vecino
Director of Construction Management, Madrid - Transport Infrastructure, SOCOTEC SPAIN
This highway aims to improve accessibility to the area's towns and industrial centers, as well as reorient traffic flows in the Region of Murcia. It's expected to streamline communications between Cartagena, coastal municipalities, and the corridor connecting Valencia, Lorca, and Andalusia via the interior, diverting more than 20,000 vehicles daily from the Espinardo interchange and Murcia's Ronda Oeste.
"Thanks to our vast experience and technical expertise in civil engineering for roads, we not only facilitate the creation of new, more resilient routes, but we also directly intervene to decongest and optimize the region's mobility”
Almudena Vecino
Director of Construction Management, Madrid - Transport Infrastructure, SOCOTEC SPAIN
Sections A and B of Arco Noroeste
