Costa Blanca transport links could gain dramatically as plans are forwarded for a new inland road to relieve coastal traffic strains.

Regional government bodies in Callosa have released a report which proposed a new inland route for the N-332 road, running between Calpe and San Juan, via towns like Nucia and Polop de la Marina.

Now given the seal of approval by local labour business group, the Asociacion de Empresarios y Promotores de Benidorm y Comarca, the plans envisage crossing the mountainous Sierra de Bernia area by tunnelling below.

Callosa mayor, Bautista Saval, has urged the Generalitat to take on the plans, claiming that the plans would not be costly – and would greatly relieve the traffic burden around the coast.

The expropriations necessary to make space for the route would not be at huge cost, the report argued, as the route would cross low density rural land.

Costa Blanca infrastructure has been identified as in need of a revamp, with airports in Alicante and elsewhere bringing many to the sought-after region and its wide supply of top end property.