The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is implementing energy efficiency improvements in the Pilar de la Horadada Tunnel, located on the AP-Seven between kilometres seven hundred seventy-four and seven hundred seventy. The project has a budget of three point five million euros, funded by the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative, under the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.

This announcement follows a tragic accident earlier this week where a truck driver lost control of his vehicle, leading to a fire in the tunnel. As a result of this incident, the Ministry has expedited the construction works to begin in earnest from Monday.

The tunnel will remain closed towards Cartagena until May twenty-fifth to facilitate these much-needed improvements. The works aim to implement intelligent lighting management for better energy efficiency.

In the aftermath of the accident, emergency services have been working tirelessly to clear the wreckage of the burnt truck, causing delays on the alternate N-332 route, which runs parallel to the motorway and is toll-free in this area.