The head of the Draft South High Speed Railway Infrastructure Administrator (ADIF), Alfonso Gonzalez, manager of Southern Infrastructure ADIF, Eduardo Dantes, has undertaken to study the technical feasibility of Goods Intermodal Station Joint management is planning to build in Totana, during the meeting held this morning at its headquarters in Seville.
During the working day which involved the Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, municipal technicians, responsible for the Platform against the route of the AVE and members of political groups Socialist People have been put on the table disadvantages the current route of the AVE as it passes through the town.
The mayor explained the three items were approved at an extraordinary plenary session, with votes for the Partido Popular and Izquierda Unida + Greens and against the PSOE.
Thus, Martínez Andreo has presented an alternative to the current route proposed by the Ministry of Development to solve the problems that arise.
The project, which also solve the current problems of the town of Alhama, the railway diverted towards Mazarron, between the Mediterranean motorway and the River Guandalentín.
To this proposal, officials have said emphatically ADIF that neither the Ministry or from the agency intends to build and manage a new intermodal station in Totana.
According to the municipal councilor commented, ADIF makers have told the delegation moved to Seville that at no time raised this possibility, since the station is not working Nonduermas one hundred percent capacity.
Given this, the mayor of Totana has submitted a complete dossier including a financial and economic study on the construction of the Intermodal Freight Station in the town of Totana, but joint management, ie City Council, Regional Government, through the Info and private enterprise.
To this proposal, the head of the South Project is committed Adif study the two alternatives presented by Martínez Andreo, on one hand, the current commuter route into the Intermodal station, and secondly, the feasibility of using AVE tracks for the transport of goods, being a means of mixed characteristics.
Also during the meeting that has dominated the willingness to seek solutions on both sides, as the mayor explained, ADIF makers have raised a technical proposal that would avoid the problems caused the route of the AVE built so close to home.
Gonzalez has proposed that the route be diverted 300 meters to the Mediterranean motorway.
To this proposal, Martínez Andreo has indicated that the technical study and reported to the neighbors.
The mayor has been very satisfied with the meeting in Seville, because "we now know first hand the projects of the Ministry and ADIF and within days we will meet again with officials from the projects."
Support of the Board of headman
In addition, the Board of headman, on the afternoon of yesterday, unanimously decided to join agreements adopted by the full City Council, in requesting the study of an alternative route to the passage of AVE for his municipality.
In addition, this participatory body, represented by the Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, Councilmembers Citizen Participation, Juan Carrion, and districts, Juan Pagan, and the village headman of the village, also agreed to join the request of the burial of AVE passing through the urban area, and respect for the viability of the proposed Intermodal Freight Station.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana