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Improvements to the A-66 Highway Access to the City of Oviedo | Asturias, Spain

Improvements to the A-66 Highway Access to the City of Oviedo | Asturias, Spain

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Improvements to the A-66 Highway Access to the City of Oviedo | Asturias, Spain Proposed Located approximately 12 miles south of the Cantabrian Sea, Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial center of the region. Oviedo contains a very rich architectural history, with many buildings dating back to the early medieval period. Challenge The northern access to Oviedo via the A-66 freeway creates a barrier between two sides of the city and causes a break in the urban fabric, which includes a remarkable architectural element, the Romanesque Church of San Julián de los Prados. Constructed during the reign of Alfonso II (791-842), it is one of the best preserved churches in the city and the archeologically protected area arou

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