Four tunnels will be built on the Cartagena-Vera highway. From Cartagena, the tunnels are: Collado de los Morenos (400 m), Sierra de Las Moreras (350), Lomo de Bas (1,950), and Sierra de Aguilí³n (1,300). Public inquiry underway, presenting twelve route alternatives. The ministry of development prefers options 9 and 12. Option 9 totals 116 km for a cost of €532.8 million. Option 12 has 112 km and would cost €531.6 million. Visit www.mfom.es 15/02.Public works concession, deadline 28th September, 2003 for construction, maintenance and operation under concession of a toll and a toll-free highway, dual-carriageway with two lanes each. Budget: €531 million approximately. Tota length is 114 km, 97.7 km of which will be subject to toll. Includes four twin tunnels: Sierra de lo Alto (580 m), Sierra de las Moreras (420 m), Loma de Bas (2,430 m) and Sierra de Aguilí³n (1,250 m). Carriageway width: 12 m with both lanes measuring 7 m, shoulders 2.5 m and 1 m and two pavements of 0.75 m. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=143377-2003, OJ S 157, or contact Ministry of development, fax +34 915978547 o 8470. 37/03.The 36-year concession contract for the toll highway between Cartagena in Murcia province and Vera in Almeria province has been awarded to a consortium between Autopista del Sureste (Ausur), FCC, Ploder, Iniciativas de Infraestructuras y Servicios, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterrí¡neo, Caja Rural Intermediterrí¡nea and Unicaja. The total length is 114 km and the concession is for the construction, operation and maintenance of this toll highway as well as a freeway surrounding Cartagena. The dual-carriageway highway includes four 12 m-wide twin tunnels with two shoulders, 2.5 m and one metre in width, and two 15 cm-wide pavements. From Vera to Cartagena, the tunnels are in Sierra de El Aguilon (1,250 m), Loma de Bas (2,430 m), Sierra de las Moreras (420 m) and Sierra de lo Alto (580 m). The required investment amounts to EUR637 million. Visit www.fcc.es and www.autopistasureste.es 06/04.Open call for bids, deadline 29th April, 2004 for inspection and construction management of the Cartagena-Vera highway, including four twin tunnels for a total length of 2 x 4,680 m approximately. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=041340-2004, OJ S 48, or contact Ministry of public works, Madrid, fax +34 915978537 or 8470. E-mail cpublic@mfom.es or plicas-carreteras@mfom.es 12/04.Apia XXI secured a EUR1.4 million contract for inspection and construction management of the Cartagena-Vera highway, including four twin tunnels for a total length of 2 x 4,680 m approximately. Visit www.apiaxxi.es 50/04.