Hi Mitzyboy, it looks like a massive roundabout is being built at what I call the Palm Tree roundabout (at the end of the Gandia bypass) and also massive roadworks disappearing in the direction of the new hospital and what looks like another roundabout being constructed at the T junction going from Carrefour to Gandia playa ( where you turn right for Daimus)

Any idea what its all about, surely not just for the hospital whenever that's likely to be finished

that new rounddabout is long overdue. its a terriable junction and rarely a week goes by without a bad accident there. i belive the go ahead was given after a rather nasty one last year (according to the village gossip!)

so they are making the new road link, from the roundabout by the new hospital (your palm tree roundabout), down past the new hospital and its car parking area, down past the back of la vital, down to that diamus junction, and down to the port area (with a lot of work near the camping at the grau also...)

thus a new road totally bypassing the carrefour area...which gets jammed often...

the other works mitzy mentioned are indeed drainage (no idea where it is being drained to tho!)... hope it all gets finished before gota fria time.......

Thanks for the info, the next puzzle will be where exactly would they put the Oliva bypass (if ever) Living in Piles I wonder if it would go between the village and the N332 or between Piles and the Playa - food for thought I guess. Have you seen the new road that goes nowhere from the new roundabout by what was Eroski - may be a by pass for Bellereguard?

i would have thought the bypass would go from gandia, around bellreguard, around palmera, between rafelcofer and a de comtesa, folow along the ap7 thru to the other side of oliva.

but then some residents say they want it all under ground, or tunnelled, or gardens on top so their view is not spoilt...

and every one says make the ap7 from xeraco to denia free...


this was in one of the rags earlier this year..

Ah well I guess it's a 'don't hold your breath' situation. It does provide a bit of unwelcome entertainment watching two 45 foot artics struggling to negotiate the S bends in Oliva

You know this for sure? It would clear up a long term mystery.
It doesnt actually make sense though if it is, because it's not being built in the same way as others Ive seen and it would indicate huge floods because of the size of it. Also the base has been reinforced and its also running through the base of road bridge supports
Where are they expecting the water to come from, as the edges are raised, almost looks like from the serpis, but thats lower down!

its what i was told by someone in rafelcofer...

it looks too small for a road and cars, especially the small bridge / tunnel between almoies and beniarjo that has just been made...

and it does run to the serpis....you can even see the works on googleearth...

This shows the proposed by-pass and rail extension from Gandia.

http://www.oliva.es/files/000001162_E0_Afecciones.pdf

Just back from Oliva.
It never ceases to amaze me how green the region remains even through the heat and dryness of the summer.
As you go South it very quickly becomes arid and makes you realise what a plus that is.