Overview

• Over 52% of Spain’s 101,700 kilometers of state and regional roads are in severe or very severe condition, according to the AEC report.
• The assessment identifies 33,966 km needing reconstruction within one year and an additional 20,407 km requiring repairs within four years.
• Meeting those repair needs requires €13.491 billion, more than six times the roughly €2 billion currently spent on annual road maintenance.
• The AEC used dynamic imaging and AI analysis in 2024 and found road degradation accelerating at roughly 8% per year, tripling urgent reconstruction needs since 2022.
• The Asociación Española de la Carretera urges the creation of a dedicated funding mechanism with measures such as ending fuel tax exemptions for rail, maritime and air transport.