Óscar Puente announced his resignation on 3 November after the railway disaster near Urda, Toledo. His departure comes weeks before Spain’s general election on 29 November, adding uncertainty around infrastructure projects awaiting government approval.
Torrevieja has campaigned for years for the N-332 to be duplicated, arguing that the road is one of the busiest routes on the Costa Blanca. The town hall says it carries more than 60,000 vehicles a day, while construction has not started and an earlier commitment to put the project out to tender remains unfulfilled.
The mayor has repeatedly criticised the Transport Ministry and says the council has requested meetings with the minister and senior officials more than one hundred times. The municipality is calling for the works to be put out to tender as soon as possible, warning that congestion affects residents and visitors.
Reporting based on The Leader (Costa Blanca).
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