Overview

• The Generalitat Valenciana has suspended work on the new footbridge over the Río Tuéjar in Calles after residents filed a petition over flood-risk concerns.
• Locals led by Teresa Martínez warn that the provisional design’s prefabricated concrete pillars could trap debris and create ‘bottlenecks’ during high flows.
• Conseller Vicente Martínez Mus met with Mayor María Consuelo García and community members today to launch technical talks aimed at a hydraulically secure redesign.
• The bridge forms part of a post-DANA recovery program that includes more than €120 million for infrastructure repairs in 26 municipalities.
• Officials say they will resume construction once they agree on a resilient, hydraulically efficient solution that can withstand extreme weather.