The Málaga City Council has put out to tender a contract worth €61,144 to develop a comprehensive mobility study in the Guadalhorce industrial estate, which will include diagnosis and improvement proposals.
The Málaga City Council has set the wheels in motion to resolve one of the major headaches of mobility in the city: traffic in the Guadalhorce industrial estate. The Urban Planning Department has tendered a technical assistance contract to carry out a study that analyses circulation problems and proposes concrete solutions.
The budget for the contract amounts to €61,144.45 (€50,532.6 excluding VAT) and the execution period will be six months. Interested companies can submit their bids until the upcoming 31st of July.
The aim is for the study not to remain a simple diagnosis, but to propose concrete solutions, establish a timeline for execution, estimate costs, and identify priority actions to improve mobility in this key business area for the capital.
Comprehensive diagnosis of traffic and mobility
The work will go far beyond a superficial analysis. The successful bidder will need to conduct a thorough analysis of the functioning of the entire estate, both in terms of access and internal circulation, to detect bottlenecks and propose alternatives.
A traffic model will be developed that includes counts, origin-destination matrices, circulation simulations, and forecasts of future growth. This will allow for an evaluation of how the road network would respond to different reorganisation proposals.
Additionally, a specific study will be conducted on the maneuverability of heavy vehicles at the most problematic points, to ensure more efficient circulation of goods transport, vital for the industrial activity of the area.
Parking, pedestrians, bicycles, and public transport
The review will be comprehensive. The City Council wants to analyse the supply and demand for parking, identify points where irregular parking occurs, and propose a new arrangement to regularise the situation.
The study will also cover pedestrian mobility, with a detailed assessment of the condition of sidewalks and the routes used by workers and visitors, as well as proposals to improve accessibility within the estate.
The public transport offer — EMT lines, metropolitan buses, commuter trains, Metro, taxis, and VTC — will be examined with the aim of improving the connection of this industrial area with the rest of the city.
In parallel, the feasibility of the bike lanes planned in the Málaga Bicycle Master Plan will be evaluated, or, if necessary, alternative routes that maintain their functionality will be proposed.
New accesses and strategic connections
One of the most relevant sections of the tender focuses on the analysis of future road actions that have been on the table for years and could transform accessibility to the estate.
Among them is the study of access from the MA-20, MA-21, and MA-22 roads, as well as the possible extension of Joaquín Vargas Street to Ortega y Gasset Avenue and its relationship with the A-7 and A-357.
Furthermore, the document includes the analysis of a possible connection with the Sánchez Blanca sector, a neighbouring residential and business area, which could relieve pressure on current roads.
For residents and workers of the estate, this news represents a ray of hope. Daily traffic jams during peak hours are a constant, and the lack of efficient public transport alternatives forces many to use private cars. The study, if executed diligently, could lead to tangible improvements in the coming years.
The six-month period for the completion of the study means that results could be known by early 2027. From there, the City Council will need to decide which actions to prioritise and how to finance them. In the meantime, residents will continue to hope that Guadalhorce ceases to be synonymous with traffic jams.
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