Autovía V-31
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| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
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| From | Silla |
| To | Valencia |
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| Country | Spain |
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The Autovía V-31, commonly called Pista de Silla (Valencian: Silla road),[1] is an autovía in Valencia, Spain. It is 13 km (8 miles) long and runs from the junction of the Autopista AP-7 and the Autovía A-7 near the small town of Silla to the Autovía V-30 on the southern outskirts of the city centre.[2] Built as an upgrade of the N-332 road, which used to run through small towns in the Southern metropolitan area, it is frequently used by commuters and drivers travelling between Valencia and Alicante or Albacete.
The floods of the DANA of 2024 significantly affected the highway. During the afternoon of Tuesday, October 29, the force of the water caused damage to the infrastructure and swept away the vehicles that were traveling on the road out of control, interrupting traffic and trapping many drivers in their vehicles.[3][4] The V-31 highway stopped the advance of the tongue of destruction during the DANA. The area closest to the Albufera suffered less damage, but the flooding on the western shoulder worsened. The half-meter height of the median turned the lane into a small reservoir and more aggressively flooded the commercial area that extends for kilometers parallel to the road, where the MN4 shopping center is located.[5]
References
- ^ "Más de 10 kilómetros de atascos en las vías de entrada y salida a Valencia". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Catálogo de la RCE | Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana". www.mitma.gob.es. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ https://x.com/DGTes/status/1851347465858867431
- ^ "Oscar Puente explica que las principales carreteras, tres líneas de Cercanías y la línea de alta velocidad en Valencia están gravemente dañadas por la DANA" [Oscar Puente explains that the main roads, three commuter lines and the high-speed line in Valencia are seriously damaged by the DANA]. www.transportes.gob.es/. Ministry of Development (Spain). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Navaz, Gorka (7 November 2024). "Qué pasó en la Pista de Silla: el dique de asfalto que no frenó la tragedia" [What happened at the Silla track: the asphalt dam that did not stop the tragedy]. www.lasprovincias.es/. Las Provincias. Retrieved 10 November 2024.