4 Feb, 2020 @ 18:45
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Manilva to seek lifting of toll road along Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brussels gives Spain an ultimatum over its toll roads

MANILVA town hall is set to demand the lifting of the toll along the Costa del Sol.

The western Costa town will be preparing a proposal as a priority for its next meeting on February 6.

It comes after years of complaints from Manilva residents – including a huge British population – that the A-7 road gets too busy because people are avoiding the toll road.

Manilva town hall believes lifting the toll will see the accident rate along the A-7 decrease.

It also believes it could help any future plans to create a railway line from Manilva to Estepona, Marbella and Malaga.

The desire to make the AP-7 road free comes after several other toll roads were abolished from January 1 this year.

These included the AP-4 between Sevilla and Cadiz and AP-7 between Tarragona, Valencia and Alicante.

The AP-7 along the Costa del Sol is one of the most used, particularly in summer.

Spanning 82km it costs travellers โ‚ฌ12.60 in peak season, with another โ‚ฌ3.30 added for the extra 20km up to Guadiaro, in the Campo de Gibraltar.

Currently the toll is set to remain in place until 2054.

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