The Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture, and Fisheries of the Basque Government has reported the completion of the construction project for the new access road to the outer quay of Orio's port. This action will guarantee permanent access to the port facilities once the restoration of Oribarzar beach is carried out.
Councilor Amaia Barredo stated that this project addresses a specific need for Orio, ensuring a secure and permanent access to the port while enabling a long-awaited initiative to recover Oribarzar beach. "This solution protects fishing activity, improves port infrastructure, and benefits the people of Orio as a whole," she added.
The development aims to replace the current road, which will disappear due to the environmental recovery project. Furthermore, the condition of the existing road, affected by wave action and coastal erosion, necessitated a definitive solution after the provisional reinforcement carried out in 2025.
The new road will maintain the connection to the left-bank quay, the net storage facility, and the outer breakwater, all essential infrastructures for the port's operation and for Orio's fishing and maritime activities.
The project includes the construction of a new route that will run behind the Txurruka hostel, outside the public maritime-terrestrial domain. This approach balances the regeneration of Oribarzar beach with the maintenance of port access.
The new road will feature two traffic lanes, a six-meter-wide carriageway, and a maximum gradient of 7%. Additionally, all services affected by the disappearance of the current road will be replaced, and a sidewalk will be established where the Camino de Santiago is impacted, ensuring the continuity of the pedestrian route.
The base tender budget amounts to 1,296,727 euros, excluding VAT, and the estimated timeframe for the execution of the works is 10 months.
While this project is being implemented, the Basque Government is keeping the access operational through provisional reinforcement works carried out in 2025 on the breakwater and the base of the road, an intervention that preserved the safety and functionality of the port facilities until the construction of the new permanent access.
