Overview
- Asturias will formally demand that Spain’s Transport Ministry and Aucalsa cut AP-66 tolls while tunnel upgrades and landslide repairs restrict the route.
- The regional cabinet approved the step as a precursor to a court claim over what it calls a degraded level of service on the Huerna corridor.
- Inspections by the consumer authority found long lane closures, detours and lower speed limits that slow trips and raise safety risks while full fares are still charged.
- The Principality is also pursuing nullification of the 2000 concession extension to 2050 and says it will sue if the ministry does not answer its filing by June.
- Broader pressure is building as Brussels deems the 2000 AP-9 and AP-66 extensions irregular, three northwest regions urge an end to tolls, the ministry rejects a buyout, and Spain’s Supreme Court ordered partial AP-9 refunds tied to the Rande bridge works.