Estepona traffic camera network to exceed 400
The town will operate over 410 smart traffic cameras, a ratio of one camera for every 194 residents.
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The A-7
Roads, closures and the eternal question of getting anywhere in August.
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UK air traffic fault cancels over 1,300 flights
More than 1,300 flights were cancelled after a fault in NATS’s control room, leaving passengers stranded at Málaga, Alicante and Barcelona airports.
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Malaga Airport schedules 1,902 flights for August bridge
The airport has programmed 1,902 flights from Friday to Sunday. That is 5.3 percentage points more than the 1,807 operations recorded last year.
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Manilva toll plaza to expand to 23 lanes in €7.1m upgrade
Autopistas del Sol will spend €7.14 million to add three new lanes and modernise the Manilva toll booth, aiming to ease summer bottlenecks that saw nearly 30,000 vehicles pass through in a single August day. The 14-month project increases physical capacity to 23 lanes, with up to 17 open at once.
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A7 motorway sex act costs driver €500 and six points
The Guardia Civil fined a tourist couple for reckless driving after a viral video showed sexual activity in a hired car on the A7. The driver paid €500 and lost six licence points; the passenger paid €200.
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Málaga airport schedules 1,954 flights for August start
Aena has scheduled 1,954 take-offs and landings for the first weekend of August, a 4.3% rise on last year. Eight in ten of these movements are international.
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Fuel prices to rise €5-10 per tank as tax cuts phase out
Spanish petrol prices will climb €5-10 per tank in coming weeks as government tax cuts phase out, with pump aid already halved to 15 cents per litre in July.
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Andalucía demands action on coastal train, A-7 fixes
The Junta de Andalucía pressed the Transport Ministry to accelerate the coastal train project and address chronic A-7 congestion, citing four years of stagnant talks and 'very timid' progress on rail infrastructure.
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PP calls for free toll to ease A-45 summer chaos
The party wants Las Pedrizas toll waived during roadworks, citing 2km tailbacks and calling the AP-7 one of Spain's priciest motorways.
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Costa del Sol traffic congestion hits businesses
The AP-7 motorway, Spain's most expensive toll road, costs commuters €860.20 a month to bypass the A-7's daily gridlock.
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Malaga province hosts Spain's fifth busiest speed camera
A single camera on the A-7 near Rincón de la Victoria issued 45,050 speeding fines in 2025, down from 67,500 the year before. Malaga province ranks fifth nationally for fine revenue: EUR 28.4 million.
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