The , also called the and , is a highway () completed in 2015Gob.es https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/intervenciones/Paginas/2014/301214-a8.aspx which connects all the northern coastal regions of Spain. It connects Baamonde in Begonte, Galicia to Bilbao, where it continues as the Autopista AP-8 to the French border. The road passes Ribadeo, Avilés, Gijón, Santander and Bilbao.
Construction The road passes through hilly terrain with many viaducts and tunnels. It includes special vehicle-sensing signals on the foggy section between Mondoñedo and Abadín.Grupo CPS https://www.grupo-cps.com/en/blog/noticia/sistem-despliega-en-la-a8-un-sistema-de-balizas-antiniebla-pionero-en-europa/#
Bilbao area The A-8 is the main beltway of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, which has about a million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. The of the highway that passes by Bilbao and its metropolitan area, from Galdakao to Muskiz, suffers from considerable traffic congestion.
by-pass A new toll by-pass of the city, known as is being built. The by-pass will be long. Under the Pagasarri range most of it will be in tunnels, as there is no physical space to build it elsewhere. Supersur article in El País (Spanish)
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External links Autovía A-8 in Google Maps