Overview
- The Ministry of Transport has released the 31 remaining anteproyectos for public consultation, completing the proposals needed for a 34‑corridor national concessional bus map that will be open for comment for 30 business days.
- After the consultation the government will review observations, take a final proposal to the Council of Ministers, and aims to approve the full map before the end of 2026 with progressive tendering of 7–10 year bus contracts.
- Officials project the redesigned network will serve about 31 million passengers a year, deliver roughly 764,804 annual expeditions, and lower average fares by around 22% to about €0.067 per passenger‑kilometre.
- Transport will set aside €8.6 million per year to compensate roughly ten lower‑demand corridors so they remain viable, and the bus tenders will include modernization, digitalization and environmental requirements such as electrification and decarbonization plans.
- The Council of Ministers approved a €1,006 million package to tender six conservation contracts in 29 lots covering nearly 3,670 km of state roads, with regional allocations including €183.9 million for Castilla‑La Mancha to repair 441.8 km and shorter initial maintenance terms of three years with extensions.