- The call was made by the platform ‘Ampliación Supersur No!’ to protest against the expansion of the Southern Metropolitan Bypass, taking advantage of World Environment Day.
On June 5, at 7:30 p.m., the platform calls for a meeting in front of the headquarters of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia. The aim of the action is to create a human chain that declares that “there is no shortage of road infrastructure, but a serious problem in the management of mobility as well as territorial and urban planning”.
The platform points out that they have several reasons to oppose phase 1-b of the Southern Metropolitan Bypass, such as the damage it will cause in the special protection area of Bolintxu or the high cost of each kilometer.
The Supersur expansion project foresees the construction of a tunnel under Mount Arnotegi and a viaduct above the Bolintxu River. The Provincial Council of Bizkaia has set aside a budget of 200 million euros for the construction of the 4.2 kilometre long stretch of road, 47.6 million euros per kilometre. The platform insists that the extension of the motorway will only save two minutes and denounces that it is a motorway that only occupies 50% of the estimated traffic.
