The future of the Tonyinero bridge, which connects Dénia and Oliva over the Molinell river, is beginning to unblock after years of deterioration and months of closure. Since it had to be closed last December for safety reasons, the city councils of both municipalities have been working coordinately to find a solution. Today, the Oliva council has announced that funding for half of the project is already guaranteed.

Oliva City Council has confirmed that the Valencia Provincial Council will assume 50% of the funding corresponding to its municipal area. For its part, Dénia has tried to get the Alicante Provincial Council to take charge of the other 50%, but the latter, at least for the moment, has not committed. However, the Dénia government has shown its willingness to finance that 50% if the Provincial Council does not.

The decision to rebuild the bridge has generated discomfort among affected residents, grouped in the Associació Pont del Tonyinero, as they have not been informed of the agreement and warn that, beyond a long-term solution, they urgently need a provisional bridge. The association's president has expressed her surprise at the lack of communication.

The bridge has been closed since late 2025 after technical reports warned of serious structural deterioration and risk of collapse. Decades of lack of maintenance have led to a critical situation that now directly forces its replacement. Its closure has had a direct impact on the daily lives of residents and visitors, especially in the Les Deveses area, forcing detours via the N-332 and considerably lengthening journeys between both localities.