Spain’s traffic authority (DGT) has activated 33 new speed cameras across the country – with one covering the notorious A-355 in Malaga, dubbed the ‘road of death’.
The new device is an average-speed (section) radar, installed between kilometre points 0.99 and 4.45 on the stretch linking Ojen and Marbella, near Coin.
It monitors vehicles in both directions, where the speed limit is 90km/hr.
The grim nickname was given in 2023 after 10 people lost their lives in traffic accidents along the route in a single year.
In response, authorities painted a continuous red line along part of the road – one of the first in Spain – to reinforce the no-overtaking rule.
The red marking runs for around four kilometres near Coin and is 30cm wide.
The A-355 stretches for 42km, connecting the Guadalhorce Valley (from Cartama) to Marbella via Coin, Monda and Ojen.
When do fines start?
The DGT says the new radars are clearly signposted and listed on its website.
For the first month, drivers caught speeding will receive a warning letter. After that grace period, full fines will apply.
That means the Malaga radar will begin issuing penalties from April.
The other new cameras are spread elsewhere in Spain, with the only other new one in Andalucia being installed on the A-8077 in Sevilla. It is a fixed speed camera at km3,180.
Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.
