Pedestrian path on the AC-424 in Corme approved for 483,216 euros

The Council of the Xunta de Galicia has definitively approved the layout project for the pedestrian path on the AC-424 road as it passes through Corme, in the Municipality of Ponteceso, with a base tender budget, VAT included, of €483,216.27. The agreement, adopted at the meeting on September 14, 2026, is made public in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) no. 179, corresponding to Monday, September 21, 2026, through the Resolution of September 15, 2026, of the Galician Infrastructure Agency. The action is eligible for co-financing by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the framework of the Galicia Feder 2021-2027 program.

Definitive approval without changes to the layout

The approved file covers the public information procedures and the reports from the affected administrations and introduces no modifications regarding the layout that had been submitted for public exhibition. The resolution is ordered by virtue of article 55.6 of Decree 66/2016, of May 26, which approves the General Road Regulations of Galicia.

The project corresponds to key AC/25/028.06 and aims to execute a pedestrian path on the regional road AC-424, a route that crosses the center of Corme, on the coast of the municipality of Ponteceso. Definitive approval implies, according to article 22.5 of Law 8/2013, of June 28, on Galician roads:

• The declaration of public utility of the work.
• The need for the occupation of assets and the acquisition of the rights necessary to execute it.
• The urgency of the occupation, for the purposes of expropriation, temporary occupation, or the imposition or modification of easements.

Background and European financing

The project has already undergone public information. On June 1, 2026, the Announcement of May 11, 2026, was published in the Official Gazette of Galicia no. 100, submitting the layout and the individual list of affected assets, rights, and owners for exhibition. At that time, the possibility of community co-financing was already indicated.

Main figures and references of the action:

• Base tender budget, VAT included: €483,216.27.
• Project key: AC/25/028.06.
• Financing program: Galicia Feder 2021-2027.
• Promoting body: Galician Infrastructure Agency, dependent on the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Planning.

Urban planning integration and means of appeal

According to article 23.1 of Law 8/2013, the Municipality of Ponteceso must adapt its urban planning to the content of the project within one year and, in any case, in its first modification or revision.

The agreement of the Council of the Xunta ends the administrative route, therefore, against it one may:

• Contentious-administrative appeal before the High Court of Justice of Galicia, within two months from the day following publication, in accordance with articles 8, 14, and 46.1 of Law 29/1998, of July 13.
• Appeal for reversal, on an optional and prior basis, within one month, according to articles 123 and 124 of Law 39/2015, of October 1.
• In the case of subjects obliged to interact electronically, form IF321B, available on the electronic office of the Xunta de Galicia and addressed to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Planning.

The resolution bears the signature of the director of the Galician Infrastructure Agency, María Deza Martínez, and is dated September 15, 2026, in Santiago de Compostela.

The pedestrian path of the AC-424 in Corme represents a firm step for mobility and road safety in a coastal nucleus crossed by a regional road, and opens public works contracting in the region with a budget of €483,216.27 co-financed with European funds. For the affected neighbors and owners, the definitive approval activates the expropriation process and sets specific deadlines for judicial allegations, while the Ponteceso City Council is obliged to adjust its urban planning to the new layout.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia, no. 179, September 21, 2026, section VI. Announcements, pp. 49775-49777 (official reference: CVE-DOG: 9jfwpgx6-ocy7-gqu6-0rv3-mvymf49tv2f4).