Overview
- The Generalitat Valenciana formally renamed the CV-403 viaduct over the Barranco del Poyo in Torrent as Puente de la Comunidad de Madrid during a ceremony on Thursday.
- Officials framed the gesture as thanks for Madrid’s deployment after the October 2024 floods, citing more than 500 personnel, 45 CRTM buses and over 200 drivers operating for nearly eight months.
- The Madrid-run shuttles logged about 62,500 trips and moved roughly 2.2 million passengers, maintaining mobility until Metrovalencia resumed service in late June.
- Torrent’s mayor announced that one of the CRTM green buses will remain on display in Plaza Unió Musical as a permanent tribute.
- Separately, a ministry-installed plaque on the nearby pedestrian bridge replaced a community sign honoring volunteer efforts; after neighbor complaints it was relocated on Friday, the grassroots plaque remains absent, and one passerby voiced protest during the viaduct event.