Open call for tenders, deadline 19th April, 2005 for project design for sinking underground road N-340 in San Pedro Alcantara near Marbella. The length is 5.95 km, starting southwest of San Pedro to end in the suburbs of Puerto Banus. Tender estimate: EUR735,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=042446-2005, OJ S 44, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. E-mail flmenchero@mfom.es or cpublic@mfom.es 10/05.A JV formed by Imca and Narval will design the project to transfer underground road N-340 in San Pedro Alcantara near Marbella. The next stage will be the invitation to tender for construction of this 5.95 km cut-and-cover tunnel, budgeted at EUR52.9 million. Visit www.narvalingenieria.es 33-34/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 27th January, 2006 for construction of the San Pedro de Alcantara road crossing near Marbella. The route is formed by two sections. The first subsection (3.7 km) includes a 1 km-long cut-and-cover tunnel, to be built between diaphragm walls. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=05484-2006, OJ S 5, or contact Ministry of public works, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es 04/06.The Ministry of public works awarded the San Pedro Alcantara underground crossing on the A-7 to OHL for a total of EUR49.9 million, which is EUR18.73 million less than the tender estimate.The 5.95 km project will start southeast of San Pedro Alcantara and end in the vicinity of Puerto Banus. It will connect with the Mediterranean highway A-7. The route, which currently follows the alignment of the old road N-340 until the outskirts of Puerto Banus, will run underground in a section of approx. 1,075 metres to avoid two of three sets of traffic lights at Marques del Duero and El Ingenio junctions. In addition, the new link will enable drivers to avoid long traffic queues through the city centre of San Pedro Alcantara during peak tourist seasons. The scheme plans two 3.5 m lanes per direction. Construction will take 30 months. Visit www.ohl.es 20/06.Open call for bids, deadline 6th October, 2006 for control and work supervision during construction of the San Pedro de Alcantara crossing, which includes a 1.1 km cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=155309-2006, OJ S 144, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 915978470. 33-34/06.Narval Ingenieria and Geocisa signed a EUR1.4 million contract for on-site control and work supervision during construction of the San Pedro de Alcantara crossing, which includes a 1.1 km cut-and-cover tunnel. Visit www.narvalingenieria.es and www.geocisa.com 14/07.