The Vial Autopista–Artemisa (Motorway–Artemisa Road), is a four-lane road connecting the A4 motorway to the city of Artemisa in Cuba. Locally, it is known as the Vial al Autopista (Road to the Motorway).
History The road project started in 2012 and the construction phase began in 2015. In order to make the road, the Empresa de Vialidad del Gobierno (Government Highway Company) invested 34,000,000 CUP for the project. The road was set to make travel time from Havana to Artemisa less, originally going from the A4 to the Road of El Jobo (Highway 2-23) to the Carretera Central to finally arrive at the city of Artemisa, with the new road being safer due to wider lanes and a median and faster due to a higher speed limit, with the route going from 25 minutes to just 10 minutes.
Later, the road was set to be inaugurated on the 11 year anniversary of Artemisa Province, on 9 January 2022, which was congratulated by Cuban prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz.
Route The road is 4 lanes in total with a median in the middle, with its only paved junctions being with the Autopista A4 and the Carretera Central, and the rest being dirt roads. The road is on Exit "Artemisa" of the A4, which is currently an at-grade junction, but there is a proposal for an interchange.
Junction list MunicipalityLocationkmmiDestinationNotesArtemisaArtemisa 2-N-1 (Carretera Central / Calle Cespedes / Calle Maceo) / Avenida 26 de JulioRoundabout junction with La Pupila Insomne monument; Roundabout known as "Rotonda de La Pupila Insomne; Calle Cespedes is westbound; Calle Maceo is eastbound; Continues as Avenida 26 de Julio Calle 19Southbound only —Unnamed farm roadCalle 20Lavandero Calle 11 / Camino de DoloresCalle 7Camino del DestinoCamino del Frontera de Artemisa–GuanajayGuanajayExit "Artemisa" on the A4
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