The Supreme Court accepts the appeal of the Consell de Mallorca to eliminate the HOV lane on the Ma-19

PalmaThe Supreme Court has admitted for processing the appeal by the Consell de Mallorca to demand the definitive removal of the bus-VAO lane on the Ma-19 highway. In the ruling, the high court orders the referral of the proceedings to the Fifth Section of the Supreme Court, which will be responsible for issuing the final judgment and determining whether the prior binding report from the body that owns a road is mandatory solely for the initial implementation of a bus-VAO lane, or if it is also a requirement for subsequent annual agreements that determine its maintenance or extension.

It should be recalled that the island institution took the appeal to the high court alleging that the reports from the Consell's technicians supporting the removal must have a binding character, as they did for the implementation. The appeal was filed after the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid ruled in favor of the lane's permanence. Likewise, the effects of the aforementioned lane have been suspended since 2024 due to various works on Mallorca's road infrastructure, and once completed, they would be reinstated, if justice does not oppose it.