Autovía A-23

A-23 is an upgrade of the N-330 and N-234. As of June 2020, it starts in the province of Huesca then runs south to Zaragoza. Then, it follows the Jiloca River south to Teruel, through the Sierra d'Espada, to the coast at Sagunto. Plans call for the freeway to reach the French border at Somport where a 8.6-km two-lane cross-border tunnel has been in operation since 2003. The freeway is also known as Autovía Valencia-Francia or Autovía Sagunto-Somport.

Autovía A-23
Autovía Mudéjar
Route information
Length	440.1 km (273.5 mi)
Major junctions
From	Sagunto
To	Somport
Highway system
Autopistas and autovías in Spain

The Autovía A-23 is a motorway in Aragon, Spain.

Once fully complete, it will serve as an important connection between Valencia, Aragon, the Basque region, and France, through the Somport tunnel. The highway's nickname is "spine of Aragon" since it runs along the north-south through the region.

The A-23 runs through the corridors of the N-234, between Sagunto and Retascón and the N-330 between Retascón and Jaca. The road is new and independent of national roads with two exceptions, one being 10 km from Viver (Ragudo rise), and the other between Nueno and Monrepós, about 75 km south of Somport using parts of the N-330 to cross the difficult terrain of the Pre-Pyrenees mountains. This was the most expensive portion of the highway to build.

Name

The highway's name is derived from, like almost all Spanish "national roads" turned into highways, the first two figures of the old name (N- 23 4> A- 23 ). The letter A is used for highways belonging to the Ministry of Development.

The A-23 also has European nomenclature, as part of the European route E07, which connects Pau, France with Zaragoza, Spain.

In the French section, the route is called RN134, which connects Pau to Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Spain.

History

A-23 is a new highway, which follows the same route of two national roads, the N-234 between Sagunto and Daroca - Retascón, and the N-330 between Retascón and Jaca. Construction began in 1999 from the city of Sagunto and currently sections are still under construction in the north of the province of Huesca.

The section stretching from Calamocha to Romans of the A-23 is 27.8 kilometers long, and cost 98.7 million euros.

The motorway has been completed between Teruel, Zaragoza and Huesca, meaning that all three provincial capitals in Aragon are connected. As of late 2019 the A-23 runs continuously as far as Lanave near Sabiñánigo, but work on some sections north of this point still remains unfinished, as plans to link to Jaca and eventually the French border are yet to be completed. The route also links from Zaragoza to the Cantabrian by the A-68, to northern Navarre, Pamplona and the Basque Country by the A-21 (also unfinished) and to Lleida by the A-22 which is close to completion.

Issues

The stretch between Zaragoza and Huesca presents problems for light trucks when strong wind gusts occur in Cierzo.

In the section Turolense occurred post-construction problems slopes detachment, Chirico and constant danger of affecting the circulation within a few months of being opened and in 2009 had to run resurfacing work to the problems identified waterlogging and subsidence.

On July 22, 2010, a funding cut by the Spanish Ministry of Development forced two sections under construction between Nueno and Jaca, and a third between Jaca and Santa Cilia de Jaca, to be delayed (see diagram sections) for between one and four years. Work has subsequently resumed.

Current Path

The highway currently runs from the town of Sagunto, near Valencia, to the town of Nueno, near Huesca. Between Nueno and Sabiñánigo there are several sections already converted to highway, although some others are either stopped or under construction. The highway also goes straight from Sabiñánigo to Jaca.

At this time there is no active plan for further construction of the 19 km from North Jaca to the Somport tunnel. Instead, the highway will only consist of road improvements and detours through local towns. Currently, the time it takes to go from Sagunto to Somport is ~ 4 hours and 36 minutes.

Sections

Designation	Sections	State (as of June 2019)	Kilometres
A-23	Sagunto-Soneja	In service (1999)	16.9
A-23	Soneja-Segorbe	In service (1999)	9.5
A-23	Variante de Segorbe	In service (1999)	3,6
A-23	Segorbe-Río Palancia	In service (2005)	6.6
A-23	Río Palancia-Viver	In service (2006)	10.2
A-23	Viver-Barracas	In service (2006)	14.2
A-23	Barracas-Sarrión	In service (2006)	18.2
A-23	Sarrión- Escandón	In service (2005)	20.6
A-23	Escandón -Teruel	In service (2005)	16.6
A-23	Teruel-Santa Eulalia del Campo	In service (2005)	26.8
A-23	Santa Eulalia del Campo-Monreal del Campo	In service (2001)	21.9
A-23	Monreal del Campo-Calamocha	In service (2001)	14.7
A-23	Calamocha- Romanos	In service (2008)	27.8
A-23	Romanos-Mainar	In service (2007)	11.8
A-23	Mainar-Paniza	In service (2007)	13
A-23	Paniza-Torrubia (Muel)	In service (2007)	16.8
A-23	Torrubia (Muel)-María de Huerva	In service (2006)	13.1
A-23	María de Huerva-Zaragoza Sur	In service (2005)	11.6
Z-40	Zaragoza Sur-Zaragoza Este	In service (2008)	14.2
A-23	Zaragoza Este-Villanueva de Gállego	In service (1991)	9.5
A-23	Villanueva de Gállego-Zuera	In service (1998)	17
A-23	Zuera-Almudévar	In service (1998)	22
A-23	Almudévar-Huesca	In service (1997)	21.7
A-23	Huesca-Nueno	In service (2000)	12.3
A-23	Nueno-Congosto de Isuela	In service (2014) [1]	5
A-23	Congosto de Isuela-Arguis	In service (2019) [2]	3.3
A-23	Arguis-Alto de Monrepós	In service (2014)	3.2
A-23	Alto de Monrepós-Caldearenas	In service (2019)	4.1
A-23	Caldearenas-Lanave	In service (2018)	12
	Lanave-Embalse de Jabarrella	Work contract rescinded[3] (dredging)	7
	Embalse de Jabarrella-Sabiñánigo Sur	Work contract rescinded[3] (funds suspended Spring 2010)	2.2
A-23	Sabiñánigo Sur-Sabiñánigo Este	In service (2014) [4]	3
N-330	Sabiñánigo Este-Sabiñánigo Oeste	Funds appropriated (pending receipt)	6.9
A-23	Sabiñánigo Oeste-Jaca Este	In service (2012)	9.6
N-330	Variante de Jaca (Jaca Este-Jaca Norte[5])	Project planned (funding needed)	8.04
N-330	Jaca Oeste-Somport	Planning underway	19
N-330	Túnel de Somport	In service (2003)	8.608

• 05/08/2015: 2016 Proposals: http://www.sepg.pap.minhap.gob.es/Presup/PGE2016Proyecto/MaestroDocumentos/PGE-ROM/doc/HTM/N_16_A_V_2_R_1_210_1_117_1.HTM

Route

Sagunto - Zaragoza

Speed	Scheme	Exit	Towards Zaragoza (ascending)	Towards Sagunto (descending)	Highway	Notes
			Start of Autovía Mudéjar	End of Autovía Mudéjar	V-23
		3	Petrés Castellón - Valencia	Petrés Castellón - Valencia	Autopista AP-7   A-7 motorway (Spain)
		5	Gilet	Gilet
		7	Albalat dels Tarongers Estivella - Segart	Albalat dels Tarongers Estivella - Segart
			Rest area
		14	Serra - Torres-Torres Alfara d'Algímia - Algímia d'Alfara	Serra - Torres-Torres Alfara de Algimia - Algimia de Alfara
		18	Castellón Algar de Palancia - Vall d'Uixó	Castellón Algar de Palancia - Vall d'Uixó	N-225
		21 - 22	Sot de Ferrer	Sot de Ferrer
		24	Soneja	Soneja
		26	Villatorgas	Villatorgas
		27	Geldo - Segorbe	Geldo - Segorbe
		31	Altura - Segorbe	Altura - Segorbe	CV-25
		33	Navajas	Navajas	CV-216
		37	Jérica (sur)		N-234
		42	Viver - Jérica Caudiel	Viver - Jérica Caudiel	CV-195
		47	Viver	Viver	N-234
		57	Barracas - Puerto del Ragudo	Barracas - Puerto del Ragudo
		59	Barracas	Barracas
		63	San Agustin	San Agustín
		71	Olba Albentosa - Venta del Aire	Olba Albentosa - Venta del Aire	N-234
		73	Rubielos de Mora - Aramón Valdelinares Albentosa	Rubielos de Mora - Aramón Valdelinares Albentosa	A-1515   N-234
		76	Mora de Rubielos - Aramón Valdelinares Manzanera	Mora de Rubielos - Aramón Valdelinares Manzanera	A-228   N-234
		78	Sarrión	Sarrión	N-234
		89	Puebla de Valverde Service road	Puebla de Valverde Service road	N-234
		92	Puebla de V. - Mora de R. - Valdelinares C. de la Sierra - Aramón Javalambre	Puebla de V. - Mora de R. - Valdelinares C. de la Sierra - Aramón Javalambre	A-232   TE-620
			Puerto de Escandón - 1223 meters	Puerto de Escandón - 1223 meters
		100	Formiche	Formiche	TE-V-8011
		105	Teruel Sur Cuenca	Teruel Sur Cuenca	N-234   N-330
		116	Teruel Centro - Alcañíz Cedrillas - Cantavieja	Teruel Centro - Alcañíz Cedrillas - Cantavieja	N-420   A-226
		117	Cuenca Teruel Norte - P. La Paz - Alcañíz	Cuenca Teruel Norte - P. la Paz - Alcañíz	N-330   N-420
		124	Caudé Albarracín Aeropuerto	Caudé Albarracín Aeropuerto	A-1512
		131	Cella Celadas	Cella Celadas	A-2515   TE-V-1001
		137	Villarquemado	Villarquemado
		144	Santa Eulalia del Campo Alfambra	Santa Eulalia del Campo Alfambra	A-1511   TE-V-1008
		150	Torrelacárcel - Aguatón Torremocha de Jiloca	Torrelacárcel - Aguatón Torremocha de Jiloca
		160	Villafranca del Campo Singra	Villafranca del Campo Singra
		165	Monreal del Campo Madrid - Alcolea del Pinar	Monreal del Campo Madrid - Alcolea del Pinar	N-234   N-211
		176	Caminreal Montalbán - Alcañíz	Caminreal Montalbán - Alcañíz	N-211
		180	Calamocha - Daroca		N-234
		181		Calamocha (Sur) Tornos - Bello	N-234   A-1507
		185	Navarrete-Calamocha Daroca Soria	Navarrete-Calamocha Daroca Soria	A-1504   N-234   N-330
		202	Ferreruela de Huerva Báguena Burbáguena	Ferreruela de Huerva Báguena Burbáguena
		206	Lechón Anento	Lechón Anento
		210	Daroca - Nombrevilla - Romanos Calatayud	Daroca - Nombrevilla - Romanos Calatayud	A-1506   N-234
		215	Villarreal de Huerva - Villadoz Mainar	Villarreal de Huerva - Villadoz Mainar	A-2502   N-330
			Puerto de Paniza - 925 meters	Puerto de Paniza - 925 meters
		232	La Almunia de Doña Godina Cariñena Sur - Paniza	La Almunia de Doña Godina Cariñena Sur - Paniza	A-220   N-330
		240	Cariñena Norte	Cariñena Norte	N-330
		245	Longares Alfamén	Longares Alfamén	A-1304
		255	Muel Épila	Muel Épila	A-1101
		262	Botorrita	Botorrita
		268	Cadrete María de Huerva	Cadrete María de Huerva	N-330
		274	Cuarte de Huerva	Cuarte de Huerva
		276	A-68 highway (Spain)  Alcañiz - Castellón  A-2 motorway (Spain)  Madrid - Barcelona  E-804   AP-68  Logroño - Pamplona  E-07   A-23  Huesca		Z-40
			End Autovía Mudéjar	Continuation of Autovía Mudéjar	Z-40

Zaragoza North - Nueno

Speed	Scheme	Exit	Towards Nueno (ascending)	Towards Zaragoza (descending)	Highway	Notes
			Start of Autovía Mudéjar	End of Autovía Mudéjar	Z-40
		292		A-68 highway (Spain)  Alcañiz - Castellón  A-2 motorway (Spain)  Madrid - Barcelona  E-804   AP-68  Logroño - Pamplona	Z-40
		296	San Juan de Mozarrifar Polígono "Ciudad del Transporte"
		298		Zaragoza  Avenida de los Pirineos   Plaza del Pilar	N-330
		299	Polígono "San Miguel"  Universidad de San Jorge
		301	Villanueva de Gállego Sur Polígono industrial
		304	Villanueva de Gállego Norte Castejón de Valdejasa		A-1512
		314	Zuera Sur
		316	Zuera Ejea de los Caballeros
		318	Zuera Norte San Mateo de Gállego
		321	Ontinar Gurrea Vía de servicio
		328	El Temple Vía de servicio
		333	Gurrea San Jorge Vía de servicio		N-330a
		341	Almudévar Tardienta Alcalá de Gurrea		A-1211   A-1207
		347	Vía de Servicio
		356		Cuarte  Escuela Politécnica   Parque Tecnológico
		357	Huesca Sur Cuarte  Escuela Politécnica   Parque Tecnológico	Huesca Sur
		360	Huesca Centro Pamplona		A132 motorway (Spain)
		362	Barbastro - Lérida		N-240
		364	Yéqueda Vía de Servicio	Huesca Norte Yéqueda Vía de Servicio
		368	Igriés Vía de Servicio
		372	Arascués Nueno Vía de Servicio
		375	Nueno Sabayés
				Túnel de Nueno L. 494 m
			End of Autovía Mudéjar	Start of Autovía Mudéjar	N-330

Nueno - Jaca-Canfranc

Via	Speed	Scheme	Exit	Towards Canfranc (ascending)	Towards Nueno (descending)	Highway	Notes
N-330				Puerto de Monrepós - 1280 metros Plan for widening pending
N-330   A-23
A-23				Túneles de Monrepós L. 1.484 m			Tunnels
N-330   A-23
N-330				Plan for widening pending
N-330   A-23
A-23			403	Sabiñánigo Sur	Sabiñánigo Sur	N-330
A-23			406	Sabiñánigo Este Yebra de Basa Fiscal	Sabiñánigo Este Yebra de Basa Fiscal	N-260
N-330
N-330				Plan for widening pending
N-330   A-23
A-23			417	Espuéndolas Martillué Service road Golf Badaguás	Espuéndolas Martillué Service road	N-330
A-23			424	Jaca Oeste Pamplona Golf Badaguás	Jaca Oeste Pamplona	N-330   N-330a
N-330

A-23 in Teruel

A-23 in Huesca

References

1. http://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/GABINETE_COMUNICACION/NOTICIAS1/2014/JULIO/140730-03.htm
2. https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/huesca/2019/10/15/en-servicio-el-tramo-de-la-a-23-en-monrepos-entre-congosto-de-isuela-y-arguis-1338627.html
3. Según el anuncio del Ministerio de Fomento del 22-7-2010.
4. http://www.fomento.gob.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/GABINETE_COMUNICACION/NOTICIAS1/2014/JULIO/140714-02.htm
5. Incluye también el tramo Jaca Norte-Jaca Oeste, que formará parte de la A-21