Background

The Autovía de los Viñedos (Auvisa) motorway (CM-42) consists of a dual carriageway road (2×2) covering a total distance of 74.5km, connecting Consuegra (Toledo) and Tomelloso (Ciudad Real) in the region of Castilla La Mancha (central Spain).
Auvisa is the second segment of the CM-42 and an essential connection linking main cities and towns with Toledo (the capital of the region), meeting the demands of mobility between communities in the surrounding regions. In addition, the motorway is an alternative to the AP-36 toll road connecting Madrid with the east of Spain (Albacete, Alicante and Valencia).

Stage:

In operation

ESG/SDG Key Facts

The Project has a long-term partnership with the PAIDEIA association, which is dedicated to giving a hopeful future to young people from broken families and at risk of social exclusion. In December 2023, a Christmas card competition was held for these children on the theme of “Christmas, mobility and road safety”, and the children who participated received a gift. A new visit to the Project with the association’s children took place in Q4 2024. It allowed them to understand the daily management and maintenance works on a highway and learn more about a future career in this industry. In December 2024, a new Christmas card competition was held for these children on the theme of “Christmas and the environment”, and the children who participated received a gift.
The Project is working with a specialised consultant to assess and monitor its carbon footprint as part of Meridiam’s decarbonisation strategy for 2025-2030.
In Q1 2025, the Project renewed its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

SDG Achievements and Roadmaps

SDG 5 (Gender Equality) – The Project Company developed in 2024 a gender equality plan, offering additional flexibility for mothers’ work life balance.

SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) – 80kW of solar panels have been in operation since April 2022 representing c. 20% of total energy consumption. An upgrade of the grid connection of the PV plant was finalised in Q2 2024. It will enable the Project Company to sell the excess of PV energy generated once the compensation of surpluses of the photovoltaic energy produced is legalized, which is expected in Q2 2025.

SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) – In Q4 2023, the Project Company received 2 electric cars and the O&M Operator implemented an energy efficiency policy so that electric vehicles can only be charged during the day when the PV plant is in operation.