7-685: The Autovía A-45 (also known as Autovía de Málaga ) is an autovía in Andalusia , Spain , running from the Autovía A-4 at Córdoba to the Autovía A-7 at Málaga . It replaced much of the former N-331 road. Construction of the autovía began in 1992 when the section between Antequera and Málaga was built as an upgrade of the N-331. This was renumbered A-45 in 2003, as part of the general renumbering of Spanish autovías . The section between Córdoba and Benamejí
14-438: A median, it must have restricted access, and it cannot be crossed by other roads. While autopistas are generally new routes, autovías are normally improvements to existing roads, so they may have tighter curves and less safe accesses, often with shorter acceleration lanes. However, both have nominal speed limits of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph). Rest areas are usually 300 kilometres (190 mi) or 2 hours apart. There
21-508: Is called a shadow toll ( Spanish : peaje en la sombra ). The system can be regarded as a way for the Government to finance the construction of new roads without any initial outlay of money. Also, since payment starts after the road is finished, there are fewer construction delays in comparison with regular state-owned construction. Most autovías are restricted to car , motorcycle, and lorry use only. Restricted forms of transport include
28-483: Is usually a safety lane along the median. Although generally state-owned and financed, there are some autovías which are actually built and maintained by private companies, such as Pamplona-Logroño A-12. The company assumes the building costs and the Autonomous Community where they are located (in the given example, Navarre ) pays a yearly per-vehicle fee to the company based upon usage statistics. This fee
35-419: The horse , mopeds and tractors . Because autovías often exist as an improvement to an existing road, users of these restricted forms of transport may often find themselves having to take long diversions in order to reach their intended destination. It is very rare that alternative routes will be provided for these users. Bicycles may travel on the shoulders of some autovías , but not autopistas. Autovía
42-533: The Autopista AP-46 was built to alleviate the traffic on this section. Autov%C3%ADa An autovía is one of two classes of major highway in the Spanish road system similar to a British motorway or an American freeway . It is akin to the autopista , the other major highway class, but has fewer features and is never a toll road . Some distinguishing features of an autovía are that it must be divided by
49-511: Was built in the mid-2000s, running parallel to the N-331, and the section between Benamejí and Antequera was built in 2009. The section between Puerto de Las Pedrizas, several kilometres south of Antequera, and Málaga is frequently used by drivers travelling to and from Córdoba, Seville (via the Autovía A-92 ) and Granada (via the Autovía A-92M and A-92). In the late 2000s and early 2010s,
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