Overview
- The Diputación de Pontevedra formally approved a collaboration agreement on Friday for the 110‑metre humanization of Rúa Rosalía de Castro with a €2.4 million budget, offering €1.7 million while the Concello de Vigo would contribute roughly €720,000.
- Vigo councillors have not signed the convenio and councillor Carlos López Font has publicly accused the Diputación of imposing clauses he called abusive, leaving ratification and work start dates uncertain.
- The Concello has nonetheless adjudicated humanization contracts for two Coia streets, Tomiño and Soutomaior, with about €950,000 in combined funding and work due to begin this summer.
- The planned convenio for the Meiro road in Bueu has been paused so officials can update cost estimates drafted in 2021–22, with an expected budget uplift of at least 20% to avoid deserted tenders and attract bidders.
- Rising materials prices and repeated failed tenders have driven contract modifications and budget increases—sometimes near 49%—which is raising municipal costs, delaying timelines and forcing authorities to choose between immediate bidding and prudent re‑pricing.