The Torrevieja highway asks to extend the concession to compensate for the state of alarm
The dealer of the highway that connects Alicante with Torrevieja and Cartagena, Ausur, has decided to take advantage of Royal Decree-Law 26/2020 on economic reactivation measures against the impact of covid-19 to request compensation for the drop in traffic and income that it suffered as a result of the state of alarm and mobility restrictions for stop the pandemic. This is reflected by the company itself in the annual accounts for the 2020 financial year, which reflect a significant increase in the company's losses, reaching 1.9 million euros.
The aforementioned decree provided for the possibility of compensating the holders of public concessions for the consequences derived from covid, restoring the "econom...