Without water, without light and without internet. These are the inconveniences that some residents of the neighborhoods of Aluche or Batán have had, next to the supporting works of the A-5, the highway that will disappear under the feet at their entrance to Madrid. But also continuous traffic jams, a firm proof of SUVs and, in summary, inconveniences that promise to stay for years.
And that affect far beyond the residents of the area.
The last claim. Alcorcón, Móstoles, Arroyomolinos or Navalcarnero are just some of the municipalities directly affected by the Soterrament works of the A-5. Every day, about 80,000 vehicles, According to data from the Madrid City CouncilThey access the city in this way.
Obviously, putting a plug in the entrance in the form of a mega -Obra has caused overflow. The overflow to roads and adjacent streets but, above all, has overflowed the patience of the residents of these municipalities who ask that Four winds military land are opened (without use) to take advantage of them as deterrent parking lots.
Why four winds? This neighborhood with a subway stop and Cercanías has become the nerve point of the entrance to Madrid. If everything goes correctly, It has a connection with Atocha In about 20-25 minutes. Yes, as we said, everything works correctly.
Currently, this area has been reserved as a hot point so that the buses that were as destination Principe Pío or elliptical square and entered through the A-5 left the travelers and cease their trips. A decision that, in the first days, caused huge chaos.
Daily jams. The underground has evidently caused that the traffic jams multiply in the area. Of the three or four lanes (depending on the area) that had so far available in each direction, Only two are operational. And, while the underground works are carried out in a sense, the vehicles circulate through the opposite section.
The initial plan He was going to maintain the works for at least 25 months. However, the project has ended up expanding to the connection with the M-40 which Expand the stretch of works in another 700 meters. It was a claim of the neighbors who were assured that this would take place at first and, nevertheless, The idea had been discarded When the machines began working in the area.
But the condition goes far beyond the jams.
Without light. May 12, 2025. Batán neighbors spend part of the morning in the dark. Some 4,600 subscribers to Iberdrola see the light of their homes and businesses cut due to a fault caused by the accidental cut of a cable that travels through the area affected by the underground.
Without water. May 19, 2025. As soon as a week passes when Aluche’s neighbors have problems of light and water in their homes and businesses again. This time the condition was recorded at 11 at night. They distributed pallets with bottled water to pass the bad drink in what the fault lasted. The reason: a stoopy pipe.
Without internet. July 7, 2025. The most recent condition. The error this time takes a fiber optic cable in the works which leaves Movistar subscribers without internet in Aluche and part of Pozuelo, a town located on the other side of the country house, with which they border the works. The fault was not solved until the next day.
A little hell. Yes, in Xataka We know that some neighbors have suffered the plenary of breakdowns and have been found without light, without water and without internet in less than two months. To this we must add, as we say, the usual traffic jams in the area, the cut of some steps that lightened the paths (as the departure to Boadilla from Seseña Street) or a very deteriorated firm that is suffering the passage of heavy machinery.
The promise of a better place should give some hope to neighbors. Similar works made reborn what is now known as Madrid Río, a huge park with which Madrid won 120 green hectares and 30 kilometers of cycling paths. In addition, the square meter was revalued at 500 euros.
Of course, for those who live in the surrounding municipalities, the improvement will only enjoy it if they express stop in the area once it is finished.
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