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MP-203
Route information
Length12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Major junctions
FromMejorada del Campo
ToSan Fernando de Henares
Location
CountrySpain
Major citiesMadrid
TownsLoeches, Mejorada del Campo, San Fernando de Henares
Highway system

'MP-203' is an unfinished motorway in Madrid, Spain that connects from Mejorada del Campo to San Fernando de Henares. Its construction aim is to reduce the traffic congestion in the A-2 motorway by providing alternative routes for faster route to the destination.[1][2] The construction of this highway was started on 2005, with 70 million Euros being spent on this construction. However, on 2007, the construction of this highway has been suspended due to the issues of the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line, connection in the R-3 motorway and also during the period of great recession in Spain. As a result, only 70% of the routes has been completed.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Spain's 70M euro 'ghost highway'". CBS. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Spain's ghost highway". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Road to nowhere: Haunting images of the abandoned multi-million euro highway in Spain that no one could afford to finish... as Eurozone slumps into longest recession ever". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Spain's 70 Million Euro Ghost Highway Remains Abandoned In Madrid". Getty Images. Retrieved 19 September 2015.