'MP-203' is an unfinished motorway in Madrid, Spain that connects from

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. Its construction goal was to reduce the

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on the A-2 motorway by providing an alternative motorway route for drivers. The construction of the

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was started in 2005, with 70 million

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being spent on the construction. However, in 2007, the construction of this highway was suspended due to the issues regarding the

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, the connection to the R-3 motorway, and also the period of great recession in Spain. As a result, only 70% of the route was completed.

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