The project is part of Route 7 Cinca-Litera under the Aragon Extraordinary Road Plan. Work began in February 2025 and was completed in September 2026, with the aim of improving traffic conditions and safety in Binéfar and reducing the impact currently caused by through traffic in the municipality.
THE BYPASS CONNECTS THE N-240 WITH THE A-140 AND A-133
The new bypass has two 3.50-metre lanes, one in each direction, 1.50-metre shoulders and 0.30-metre outer verges. The road surface consists of a 30-centimetre cement-treated soil layer and 12 centimetres of hot-mix asphalt. The road has a speed limit of 90 km/h and also includes 1,020 square metres of acoustic barriers.
The infrastructure connects, via roundabouts, the municipal section of the N-240, transferred by the Ministry of Public Works to Binéfar Town Council in 2007, with the A-140 and A-133 regional roads. This will divert much of the traffic, particularly heavy vehicles, away from the center of the town.
For Octavio López, the opening of the bypass “represents a major advance in road safety, because it moves through traffic away from the town’s streets and therefore improves coexistence between vehicles and pedestrians.”
In this regard, he recalled that “built-up road sections are, by their nature, the most conflict-prone points in road networks, which is why bypasses, such as the one we are opening today in Binéfar, help improve safety, reduce the risk of accidents and, at the same time, decrease noise and pollution in town centers.”
SIX BYPASSES TO DIVERT TRAFFIC AWAY FROM TOWNS
The Binéfar project directly addresses one of the objectives of the Extraordinary Road Plan, which includes six bypasses in Binéfar, Monzón, Sariñena, Sástago, Mora de Rubielos and Valderrobres to divert traffic away from urban centers and improve residents’ quality of life.
In Binéfar, the new infrastructure will also reduce traffic volumes on inner roads, with shorter journey times, fewer conflicts between movements and a reduction in the impact caused by heavy vehicles.
