Velez-Malaga village road gets €728,000 upgrade to improve A-7 access

Residents of Los Iberos, a Velez-Malaga village, are set to benefit from a €728,840 investment to improve a key road.

Malaga Provincial Council has included the project in its 2026 Plan Vía-ble, a €5.2 million programme covering five roads across the province. For people living in Los Iberos, the work will focus on 2.7 kilometres of the access road connecting the hamlet with the MA-3203.

The long-awaited repairs will tackle deformed sections of the road, while new covered drainage channels will be installed where the route is narrow. Road markings and metal safety barriers are also planned.

A useful link towards the A-7

Connection to the MA-3203 is important because the provincial road provides a route towards the A-7, giving residents a link to the coastal road network.

The Los Íberos road also forms part of a route between Macharaviaya and Cajiz, so the project has wider value for people travelling between rural parts of the Velez-Malaga area.

For British residents who live in or drive through the countryside around Velez-Malaga, better maintained roads can make trips to shops, schools, medical services and the coast less awkward.

Five roads share €5.2 million

Plan Vía-ble will fund four other projects in Malaga province. Alhaurin el Grande will receive €1.4 million for three kilometres of the road to Villa del Guadalhorce, including wider carriageway sections, drainage and new signs.

Coin has been allocated €1.3 million to repair 1.7 kilometres of the Camino de la Charca, including drainage, slope stabilisation and safety barriers.

Igualeja will receive €1.1 million to improve the Camino de El Toril connection with the A-397, while Teba will get €694,184 for 5.2 kilometres of its road towards Cañete la Real.

More than €16 million spent since 2022

The latest projects take total Plan Vía-ble investment over the past four years to more than €16 million, covering 19 projects completed or launched. For the Velez-Malaga area, however, the focus is closer to home: improving a 2.7-kilometre road and making the journey from Los iberos towards the A-7 safer and easier.