any more updates on the ave constructions

[piogaw]

we will all like to be informed on the progress of th constructions of the ave line connecting galicia to madrid and also the road constructions north of zamora. any latest updates from peregrinos who have done the vdlp via sanabrea or via astorga recently?

thanks. buen camino to all.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

Recent news reports say the AVE project is being put on the back burner until the crisis eases, at least the Madrid-Oviedo line. The roadbed is all finished and the tunnels dug and fences erected for miles and miles, but no sign of tracks. For now, it is a private highway for people driving cars with ADIF and Renfe paint jobs.

This might take a while...

 

[Saint Mike II]

Hola Rebekah - sorry my Spanish geography is not that great. Which part of the Camino does the Madrid-Oviedo AVE affect??

I saw part of the new AVE being built from Madrid to Badajoz (back in May) and that was going ahead at what appeared to be full-steam. I have read (and saw) the AVE construction between Zamora and Ourense (but that was only from the existing railway line). Buen Camino

 

[Rebekah Scott]

saint mike, Madrid to Oviedo is a good bit farther north and east than the part you saw. I haven´t seen many reports on the project in the news lately... I do know the lines that were supposed to connect Spain to Portugal were abandoned two years ago, when Portugal pulled out.