https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It cost over half a billion euros and has taken more than eight years to build but finally the bridge linking Cádiz to Puerto Real has been inaugurated. https://www.thelocal.es/20150924/double-the-budget-and-five-years-late-la-pepa-bridge-opens-in-cadiz Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:22:57 +0200 double-the-budget-and-five-years-late-la-pepa-bridge-opens-in-cadiz Town hall authorities at the Italian city claim a multi-million euro bridge designed by Spanish super-architect Santiago Calatrava has needed €464,000 ($633,000) in repair costs since it was erected in 2008. https://www.thelocal.es/20140113/venice-sues-spains-most-notorious-architect Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:14:00 +0100 venice-sues-spains-most-notorious-architect The grand opening of Chile's first ever drawbridge has been delayed after allegations at least one traffic deck had been installed upside down. Now the country's president is blaming the project's Spanish developer for the mistake. https://www.thelocal.es/20140108/spanish-builders Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:05:00 +0100 spanish-builders