Malaga weighs up 324million tunnel to move ever-increasing amount of traffic underground [Video]

ESTIMATES for a tunnel in Malaga to slash traffic along the Paseo de los Curas and Muelle Heredia have been calculated at €324 million.

A preliminary project study ordered in 2022 from consulting firm Esyeco has a construction figure for nearly €283 million-with two separate tunnels serving traffic in each direction.

Surface work costing €41 million would create pedestrian space of around 100,000 m2 allowing a link between the city centre and port.

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Designers have produced a route following the Paseo Pablo Ruiz Picasso to the Guadalmenia river with two one-way tunnels- running up to three lanes in each direction at some points.

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