Overview
- Vice mayor Inma Sanz confirmed the postponement after the Junta de Gobierno, reversing the mayor’s recent pledge to start within weeks.
- City Hall set no new start date, saying it will decide once the mobility study is complete.
- Officials cite overlapping major works—A‑5 tunneling, the Ventas deck over the M‑30, and a Castellana tunnel project—as traffic risks.
- The ADIF plan to enlarge the Atocha track yard is expected to significantly affect the Alcalá area.
- The government says there is still margin to deliver the boulevard this term and is monitoring traffic with potential tweaks such as reallocating blue‑zone parking and altering routes.