The company in charge of the SE-20 roadworks in Seville has filed a claim for 480,000 euros to the administration as compensation for the suspension of work. The construction company alleges that administrative delays and technical issues have generated significant losses, including personnel costs, machinery, and immobilized materials. The administration has not yet given an official response.
Technical impact of the paralysis on road infrastructure 🚧
The suspension of the SE-20 directly affects the planning of a road that connects key points of the Seville metropolitan area. From a technical point of view, prolonged inactivity causes deterioration in already stockpiled materials, such as aggregates and prefabricated elements, and forces the rescheduling of specialized machinery use. Furthermore, previous geotechnical studies lose validity, which may require new surveys. The lack of progress delays the solution to traffic problems that the road was intended to alleviate.
The art of billing for doing nothing 💰
While the SE-20 remains a luxury vacant lot, the construction company has discovered that inactivity can also be profitable if billed correctly. 480,000 euros for watching weeds grow among the idle machinery isn't bad, although drivers stuck in traffic jams would surely prefer that money be invested in finishing the work. At least, the administration has plenty of time to study the claim while residents continue to wait.