Last month all eyes swivelled to the virtually completed La Herradura-Taramay A-7 autovía – it was all over, bar the shouting, yet the announced inauguration turned out to be for the last bit of the A-44, Granada-Motril autovía.
We all trudged up there, to the marquee that had been erected for the announcement; air-conditioned shelter for the Minister of Fostering – as the Spanish now call the Minister of Public Works.
Between public functionaries and the expectant press, there were about 150 people gathered to hear the said minister, José Blanco. None was more attentive to his words than the opposition party, who were poised to pounce, if his speech could be considered ‘electioneering.’
See a full account of the opening of this stretch of autovía and its consequences, both good and bad, in A-44 But No A-7 II & III.