The M-45 is a highway bypass built in the Community of Madrid of regional importance. It begins at Exit 28-B of the M-40 highway, in Carabanchel, and ends at Coslada, where it joins with the M-50. The highway connects two national highways, the A-2 and A-5. It is the third ring road around Madrid.

The M-45 was considered the best highway in Madrid in terms of safety and fluidity from a survey conducted in 2003 by the Ministry of Public Works, Town Planning and Transport of the Community of Madrid. It was also the first road to use the financing system known as shadow toll, giving rise to legal studies on this financing method. The cost that the Madrid government paid was 8 cents per kilometer per car, and 2.64 euros for each vehicle passing through all the way. On the 7th of June, 2012, the Regional President Esperanza Aguirre announced that before the end of 2012, the M-45 would toll drivers directly due to high maintenance costs as well as economic problems of the regional government.

Planning and construction For the purpose of construction, the highway was divided into three sections totaling 37 kilometers. The award was given to Globalvia and the construction was funded by the so-called shadow toll procedure.

It opened on March 14 of 2002, soon circulated around half of 72,000 vehicles, easing the Autopista de Circunvalación M-40 and M-50 at 40,000 cars. In 2011, an average daily traffic of 96,913 vehicles a day was recorded in its busiest section between Leganés and Getafe.

The use of shadow toll as a means of funding has been controversial. The group of United Left in the Assembly of Madrid argues that it significantly increases public spending. According to a report, the cost of operating the highway for 25 years with shadow tolls would amount to 1.838 billion euros, while direct execution would have cost less than 600 million euros. The Ministry of Public Works, ruled by the Popular Party, defended the system and said that the own Ministry planned to use it.

Average Daily Traffic (ADT) The detail of the average daily traffic in 2011, according to "Traffic Management Study on the roads of the Community of Madrid" published by the Community of Madrid, is as follows:

Km Mi Average Daily Traffic % Heavy vehicles Location of Measurement 62,751 9.62 Between M-40 and the link & Leganés 96,913 10.84 Between Leganés & Getafe/Villaverde 89,916 11.40 Between Getafe/Villaverde & A-4 63,270 11.11 Between A-4 & M-301 59,124 13.39 Between M-301 & PAU Vallecas 59,197 14.36 Between PAU Vallecas & A-3 55,748 14.18 Between A-3 & M-203 54,418 10.21 Between M-203 & M-206 87,260 19.49 Between M-206 & San Fernando-Torrejón 90,081 19.98 Between San Fernando-Torrejón & A-2

Concessions The award is divided into three sections. The remuneration to the concession is made by the shadow toll method.

Stretch End of Grant Concessions Shareholders Percentage Section I 2012 Concesiones de Madrid, S.A. Globalvia 100% Section II 2019 Autopista Trados-45, S.A. Iberpistas 50% Finavías 50% Section III 2019 Euroglosa 45 Concesionaria de la Comunidad de Madrid, S.A. OHL 100%

Exits

Elemento Nombre de salida (sentido horario)/Ver de arriba-abajo Número de salida Nombre de salida (sentido antihorario)/Ver de abajo-arriba Carretera que enlaza Notas Madrid Continúa por Dirección Badajoz Carabanchel Leganés Toledo - Badajoz Toledo - Badajoz - Leganés Carabanchel Mostoles - Toledo - Badajoz Salida continua tras el final del carril de deceleración. Carabanchel Leganés Leganés Salida continua tras el final del carril de deceleración. Carabanchel Salida continua tras el final del carril de deceleración. Carabanchel Toledo - Leganés Centro Comercial Centro Comercial Toledo - Getafe - Villaverde División de salidas en sentido antihorario muy cercas Centro Comercial - Getafe - Villaverde - Madrid Centro Comercial - Córdoba - Madrid - San Martín de la Vega - Córdoba - Madrid - San Martín de la Vega - Córdoba Madrid - Valencia - Ensanche de Vallecas Córdoba Vallecas - Mejorada del Campo - Vicálvaro Madrid - Valencia - Ensanche de Vallecas Vallecas - Mejorada del Campo - Vicálvaro Madrid Valencia Madrid - Valencia Coslada Coslada Mejorada del Campo - San Fernando de Henares Mejorada del Campo - San Fernando de Henares Salida peligrosa de las vias centrales al lateral, al no existir carril continuo. Valencia Valencia Madrid - Zaragoza - Zaragoza - San Fernando de Henares - Torrejón de Ardoz Salida por las calzadas centrales Continúa por

See also M-30 M-40 M-50 Área metropolitana de Madrid Anexo:Carreteras de la Comunidad de Madrid Anexo:Autopistas y autovías de España

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