Autovía A66 Benavante

The motorway will complete the A-66 North-South motorway – the so-called Silver Expressway – connecting Andalucía and Extremadura with Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria. The road is part of the Spanish Trans-european road network and will be procured as a Public-Private-Partnership with payments by the promoter to the concessionaire based on the availability of the infrastructure.

Comments

Sector(s)

Transport

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

Indicatively, EUR 100 million

Total cost (Approximate amount)

Estimated at EUR 200 million

Environmental aspects

The project was included in the “Plan for Transport Infrastructures 2000-2007”, approved before the entry into force of SEA Directive (2001/42/EC). It falls under Annex I of EIA Directive. The project may impact 3 Natura 2000 sites: (ES4190146, ES0000207, ES0000004) and protected species. Compliance with EU SEA (2001/42/EC), EIA (85/337/EEC, as amended), Habitats (92/43/EEC) and Birds Directives (79/409/EEC) will be verified during appraisal.

Procurement

The project will be procured through an international open process with publication in the OJEU. The procurement notice for the PPP concession has not yet been published in the OJEU. These procedures along with compliance on Directive 2004/18/EC will be verified in detail during appraisal.

Status

Approved - 18/10/2011.

Disclaimer

Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. Therefore data provided on this page is indicative and cannot be considered to represent official EIB Policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

E-mail

General enquiries and comments

The EIB is committed to open communication and encourages constructive stakeholder input regarding its activities. Enquiries and comments regarding the EIB’s involvement in a project or the financing facilities, activities, organisation and objectives of the EIB, can be sent to the EIB Infodesk.

Alternatively, EIB can also be contacted through its external offices.

Queries regarding details of a specific project, in particular when EIB loan is under appraisal, should be preferably addressed directly to project promoters.

Media enquiries

Media related enquiries can be addressed to the EIB Press Office. Please also visit our Press Corner.

Complaints mechanism

Any complaint regarding alleged maladministration can be lodged to EIB Complaints Mechanism. The European Ombudsman acts as an independent external accountability mechanism of the EIB.

Zero-tolerance against fraud and corruption

The EIB has a zero-tolerance policy on fraud or corruption. To report allegations of fraud or corruption in EIB-financed projects, please contact the Fraud and Investigation division. All complaints will be treated as strictly confidential, and are handled in line with EIB investigation procedures and the Anti-Fraud Policy.

EIB Transparency Policy

The EIB is committed to achieving the highest possible level of transparency. The EIB Transparency Policy sets out how EIB discloses information and consults with its stakeholders so as to promote better awareness and understanding of its strategies, policies and operations.

Guide to procurement

This Guide applies specifically to those components of a project identified for the Bank's financing.