Autovía A-63

Autovía A-63 in Spain
Basic data
Operator:	Spain
Overall length:	73.5 km
of which in operation:	30 km
of which under construction:	20.5 km
of which in planning:	23 km
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Development condition:	2 × 2 lanes
Construction of the viaduct over the Narcea (2016)
Course of the road (0)  (1)  Oviedo -centro (4)  Oviedo- oeste (9)  Trubia (13)  Santa Maria de Grado (19)  Grado -norte (23)  Grado- east (28)  Doriga (30)  Cornellana

The Autovía A-63 or Autovía Oviedo – La Espina is a partially completed motorway in Spain . It runs entirely in the province of Asturias and, when finished, connects the provincial capital Oviedo with the municipalities of Grado , Salas and La Espina to the west over a length of around 50 kilometers . An extension of 23 kilometers from La Espina to the north to the A-8 near the municipality of Canero is being planned.

In the final state, the motorway consists of two structurally separate directional lanes, each with two lanes and an additional hard shoulder. The connection points are free of height. The line of the motorway is very curvy due to the existing hilly landscape . There are also some tunnels and bridges along the way.

The motorway is being built to improve both the development of the Asturian hinterland and the accessibility of the provincial capital. So far, the route between the A-66 near Oviedo to Cornellana has been continuously accessible as an autovia. The section between Cornellana and Salas is under construction (as of April 2019). The route between Salas and La Espina will be run as national road 634 , as only one carriageway has been built so far. The construction of the second carriageway is in preparation (as of April 2019). ^[outdated]

Construction progress

section	length	Traffic transfer	Status (April 2019)
A-66 - Latores	04.1 km	December 28, 1999	In operation
Latores - Trubia	05.7 km	August 13, 2003	In operation
Trubia - Llera	04.3 km	December 31, 2005	In operation
Llera - Grado (first lane)	08.7 km	February 14, 2004	In operation
Llera - Grado (second lane)	08.7 km	October 31, 2007	In operation
Variant of Grado	02.0 km	February 6, 2008	In operation
Grado - Doriga	04.0 km	July 7, 2010	In operation
Doriga - Cornellana	02.4 km	December 26, 2017	In operation
Cornellana - Salas	07.3 km		Under construction
Salas - La Espina (first lane)	12.0 km	March 22, 2012	In operation
Salas - La Espina (second lane)	12.0 km		In preparation
La Espina - Canero ( A-8 )	23.0 km		In planning

Web links

Commons : Autovía A-63  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} De la Serna takes part in the commissioning of the Doriga-Cornellana section of the A-63 motorway . Ministerio de Fomento, December 26, 2017, accessed April 18, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Tender for the construction of the second carriageway of the A-63 motorway in the Salas - La Espina section published. Ministerio de Fomento, January 15, 2019, accessed April 18, 2019.