Works on the AP-7 in Marbella: narrower lanes and changes to entrances and exits

José Carlos García

Marbella

The works being carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to reduce noise in the Marbella bypass section of the AP-7 will cause new traffic disruptions. From today, May 12, until Friday, June 26, the lanes on a two-kilometer stretch, precisely between points 1044.7 and 1042.7 in the direction of Málaga on the A-7/AP7, will be narrowed.

This narrowing, duly signposted, will also affect the entry and exit ramps of the interchanges 1044 (Marbella, Avda. del Trapiche), and 1043 (A-355, Ojén, Marbella, commercial park), as well as the fork at kilometer 1042 between the AP-7 and the A-7 in the direction of Fuengirola / Málaga, according to information provided by the Government Subdelegation in Málaga, which assures that the measure has been adopted "in order to ensure the safety of workers and users."

Similarly, the Government Subdelegation has warned that during this period, some of the lanes heading towards Málaga may be closed at night, between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.

28 acoustic screens

The works to reduce noise on the Marbella bypass of the AP-7 are part of the Action Plan against Noise and have a budget of 13.1 million euros, funded by the European funds from the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan. In this action, acoustic screens will be installed, adapted both to the structural limitations of the section due to the presence of viaducts, overpasses and underpasses, walls, or pedestrian walkways, as well as to the existing space constraints and the acoustic characteristics of the materials that make up the noise barriers.

In total, the project includes the installation of 28 acoustic screens with an approximate length of 6,612 meters and a surface area of 26,304 square meters, with heights ranging from 2.5 to 4.5 meters. The construction typology of the project corresponds to vegetated metal screens with a foundation using micropiles, in which planting of ivy (Hedera Helix), a very resistant species found in the area, will be carried out. The ivy will have a height of 80 to 100 centimeters, with a provision of one unit every three square meters of 'green wall' type acoustic screen, thus covering the surface of these screens with a vegetal mantle.

The placement of the screens is variable and will depend on the environment. Most have been located away from the roadway of the AP-7 on walls or at the head of the cut slope to reduce the impact on the highway and achieve a higher level of noise reduction.

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