'MP-203' is an unfinished motorway in

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that connects from

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to San Fernando de Henares. Its construction goal was to reduce the

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on the A-2 motorway by providing an alternative motorway route for drivers. The construction of the

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was started in 2005, with 70 million

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being spent on the construction. However, in 2007, the construction of this highway was suspended due to the issues regarding the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line, the connection to the R-3 motorway, and also the period of

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. As a result, only 70% of the route was completed.

References

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