The long-delayed widening of the CV-95 highway in Torrevieja is set to move forward with a revised scope and funding structure. The project covers the stretch between the Los Balcones roundabout, which provides access to Torrevieja University Hospital, and the desalination plant roundabout—a distance of approximately 870 meters.
Originally proposed in the early 2000s and still lacking a finalized execution plan, the initiative will now be financed primarily by the developer of Sector 29 La Ceñuela as part of its urban development obligations. This large-scale development, currently in the planning phase, anticipates around 1,300 residential units alongside commercial space.
A key feature of the updated design is the addition of a dedicated auxiliary lane to improve access to the hospital. This third lane will run from the N-332 bypass directly to the medical facility, separated from the main carriageway to streamline hospital-bound traffic.
Once completed, the road will have two lanes heading from Los Balcones to Torrevieja and three in the opposite direction, with the extra lane specifically reserved for vehicles accessing the hospital.
Further adjustments include potential municipal intervention in a 200-meter section between the desalination plant and La Veleta, which falls outside the developer’s remit. However, this depends on pending clarification from the Ministry of Transport regarding future access to the N-332, which is expected to be upgraded into a dual carriageway.
As the technical design is still being finalized by the regional government (Generalitat Valenciana), timelines for construction remain uncertain.
The project also incorporates a new bike lane that will connect with the existing cycle path along the N-332. Due to spatial constraints and planned residential development in La Ceñuela, earlier proposals to link the cemetery and hospital via pedestrian and cycling routes have been abandoned.
Historically, the widening was tied to a broader urban development plan initiated in 2005 but stalled in 2015 when a large portion of the land was granted environmental protection.
The developer’s obligation to expand the road was contingent on rezoning agreements that never materialized, despite land being allocated for the hospital, which opened in 2006. Since then, traffic has intensified significantly, with daily volumes nearing 20,000 vehicles, leading to frequent congestion.
Recently, Mayor Eduardo Dolón has shifted his stance, acknowledging that the developer—rather than the regional government—will bear most of the responsibility for executing the project, linking its progress to the approval of the Sector 29 development plan.
