The Andalusian regional government renewed 500 kilometres of road surfaces during the summer of 2026 through its Extraordinary Paving Plan, backed by an investment of €151 million. Regional Minister for Public Works and Mobility Mario Muñoz-Atanet said at a Europa Press forum that work was progressing well and that the plan, described by him as the most ambitious in Andalusia’s history, was about halfway completed.
The plan began in June. Work has included 126 kilometres of road surface on the A-92, the Jerez–Los Barrios motorway (A-381), Granada’s southern ring road, access roads to Córdoba and Huelva, and roads in inland areas. All work is due to be finished before the end of the year. It will be complemented by an action plan announced by the regional government after a series of storms caused serious damage to roads managed by the regional government, the state and provincial authorities.
Muñoz-Atanet said the regional government expects to continue investing in road maintenance during the current legislative term, with more than €1 billion allocated to it. The €300 million motorway and high-capacity roads plan will also continue, covering projects including the Olive Tree Motorway, the Málaga–Ronda–Campillos corridor, Córdoba’s northern ring road and the widening of the Rota–El Puerto road. He said further projects were being drawn up for the remainder of the term.
Muñoz-Atanet also said Andalusia was advancing five major metro and tram projects: extensions to the Seville, Málaga and Granada metros, and the Alcalá de Guadaíra and Jaén tramways. Together, these projects will add more than 32 kilometres of network and involve almost €2 billion in investment. The regional government’s stated goal is to double the metro and tram network it inherited in 2019, from 46 to 104 kilometres by the end of the legislative term.
He said bus journeys had risen from 70 million in 2018 and were expected to exceed 150 million in 2026. Other measures he cited include renewing bus service concessions, approving eight metropolitan transport plans and extending transport consortia to 85 additional municipalities. The expansion is intended to make a transport card available to 75% of Andalusia’s population. A new bus service control and management centre is due to enter service in 2027, and more than 500 real-time passenger information panels are to be installed.
Muñoz-Atanet also criticised the state of rail services in Andalusia, citing breakdowns and delays and saying there was no rail connection to Jaén, no reliable connection to Almería, and that rail traffic between Algeciras and Málaga had been suspended. He said the regional government would continue to press Spain’s central government for a response.