Autovía A-8
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| Autovía del Cantábrico | |
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| Length | 486 km (302 mi) |
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| From | Bilbao |
| To | Baamonde |
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| Country | Spain |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The A-8 is the main beltway of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, which has about a million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Supersur by-pass
[edit]A new toll by-pass of the city, known as Supersur is[when?] 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]
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