Valencia reopens flood-prone ford

The Valencian government reopened the ford over the River Tuéjar in Calles on April 28, restoring a crossing residents use to reach the school and local clinic. (gva.es) Regional infrastructure minister Vicente Martínez Mus visited the village for the reopening with Calles mayor María Consuelo García. The government said the main reconstruction phase is now complete. (gva.es) (valenciaplaza.com) The rebuilt crossing is a badén inundable, a low-water ford designed to let traffic pass in normal conditions and flood over during high flow. The previous structure was left in critical condition after scour in the riverbed and damage to its foundations. (gva.es) The works in Calles totaled 1.67 million euros and covered more than the ford. They also included rebuilding a pedestrian footbridge over the Tuéjar, repairing retaining walls and stabilizing damaged sections of the channel. (gva.es) (comarcalcv.com) Calles has about 460 residents, so the damaged crossing hit daily routines quickly. The ford links Calle Molinete with Avenida Serranía, two points inside the municipality that residents use for basic services. (gva.es) (comarcalcv.com) The damage dates to the October 2025 DANA, the Spanish term for an isolated high-altitude depression that can trigger extreme rain and flash flooding. In Calles, officials later met residents to agree on the design for the replacement crossing before construction moved ahead. (valenciaplaza.com) (elperiodic.com) The regional government said that, with the Calles project, it has completed 98.3% of the local infrastructure repairs it assumed after an agreement with Spain’s central government. That puts the reopening in a wider post-flood rebuilding program across Valencia. (gva.es) (elperiodic.com) For Calles, the most visible change is simpler: a short crossing over the Tuéjar is usable again, and the route to class and a doctor no longer depends on a damaged ford. (gva.es) (valenciaplaza.com)