Public information on the pedestrian and cyclist itinerary of the PO-308 in Poio

The Galician Infrastructure Agency, dependent on the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Planning, submits for public information the construction project “Promotion of sustainable mobility. Pedestrian and cyclist itinerary on the PO-308. Poio”, code PO/25/088.06, together with the individual list of affected assets, rights, and owners. The announcement, dated October 20, 2026, and signed by the director of the Galician Infrastructure Agency, María Deza Martínez, is published in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) no. 213 on Friday, November 6, 2026, on pages 56044 to 56047, with the official reference CVE-DOG: vl5nxqm4-kms2-mkq6-2cc6-he45bm0rza17. Interested parties have thirty business days to submit written allegations.

The procedure is based on Law 8/2013, of June 28, on Galician roads, which in its article 6.2 considers spaces intended for pedestrian paths or for the circulation of cyclists as functional elements of the road, and on Decree 66/2016, of May 26, which approves the General Road Regulations of Galicia. The provisional approval of the project occurred via a resolution by the director of the Agency on October 19, 2026. The action is part of the Galician Mobility Strategy, approved by the Council of the Xunta de Galicia on May 6, 2024, and is eligible for co-financing by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the framework of the Galicia ERDF 2021-2027 program.

Thirteen plots and 1,050 square meters of expropriation

The annex to the announcement lists thirteen affected plots in the municipality of Poio (Pontevedra), ten of a rural nature and three urbanized, with an occupation by expropriation totaling 1,050 square meters. The largest areas are concentrated in properties of polygon 10:

• Plot 5, polygon 10, plot 625: 401 m², the largest impact of the project.
• Plot 9, polygon 10, plot 506: 244 m², owned by the Poio City Council.
• Plot 3, polygon 9, plot 1: 157 m².
• Plots 11, 12, and 6 of polygon 10: 49, 48, and 42 m² respectively.
• Urbanized plots 1, 2, and 13: 12, 7, and 33 m².

Among the listed owners are Mª Carmen Esperón Touriño, Enrique Rial Esperón, Mª Argentina Couselo Touriño, Antonio Couselo Moldes (heirs), José Nacimento Sesto, José Nacimento Soto, Rafael Areses Pérez (heirs), Francisco Lafuente del Olmo, Marta Lafuente del Olmo, Juan Miguel Peñas Domínguez, María Carmen Pérez Olmedo, María José Casas Arruti, and Mª Carmen Casas Arruti (heirs), in addition to other co-owners of properties in polygon 10.

Eucalyptus, a stone wall, and a metal fence

The list of assets includes, in addition to the land, interests in eucalyptus timber groves: 3 m² in plot 10a and 49 m² in plot 11. Plot 12 features a stone wall 18 meters in length and 2.00 meters in height and a metal fence 18 meters long and one meter high; both elements are listed as relocated or replaced at their new location, therefore they do not give rise to valuation for expropriation. The total temporary occupation of the three plots amounts to 67 m².

Allegations within thirty business days and four points of consultation

The period for filing allegations is thirty (30) business days counted from the day following the publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of Galicia, by means of a written request addressed to the Galician Infrastructure Agency. The public information allows for:

• Allegations regarding the global conception of the action and the different alternatives analyzed, pursuant to article 21.1 of Law 8/2013 and article 50 of Decree 66/2016.
• Correction of possible errors in the published list or opposition to the necessity of the occupation, indicating alternative assets or rights, according to articles 17, 18, and 19 of the Law of December 16, 1954, on compulsory expropriation.
• Formulation of observations for the purposes of Royal Decree 849/1986, of April 11, in relation to the protection of the public hydraulic domain and actions within it or in its police zone.

The project documentation is available to the public at the headquarters of the Galician Infrastructure Agency, at the Pontevedra Infrastructure Service, at the Poio Town Hall, and on the department’s website, where an extract is published with the objectives, location, and description of the action.

The processing fully affects the residents of Poio who live or travel along the PO-308 and the owners of the thirteen listed properties, who have this period as the sole opportunity to discuss both the design of the future pedestrian and bicycle lane and the occupation of their lands.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG), no. 213, November 6, 2026, section VI. Announcements, pp. 56044-56047 (official reference: CVE-DOG: vl5nxqm4-kms2-mkq6-2cc6-he45bm0rza17).