Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente, Visiting the Port of Valencia this Thursday, this does not go unnoticed by anyone and raises expectations regarding the possible approval of the expansion of this infrastructure in the near future. It is not for nothing that the department headed by Puente is responsible for carrying out the reform.
Thursday’s visit to Valencia will be his first as minister since taking over the Transport portfolio Rachel Sanchez. And it will not be to the capital of Turia in general, but rather a corporate visit to the port facilities. Moreover, this will be a decisive moment when the announcement about the expansion of the port seems imminent. In fact, his visit exacerbates the issue and raises expectations that it may happen soon.
For now, the Government has confirmed that it will not go to the Cabinet this Tuesday, but a decision is expected soon. This Monday the Government delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, He assured that “in the next few days” we will see that the Spanish Government is the government that is truly beneficial to the Valencian Community and its strategic infrastructures.
He did not explicitly mention the Port of Valencia, but the expansion of the northern terminal has been on the Council of Ministers’ table since January 2023, almost a year ago. Just two weeks ago, Barnabas assured that the green light for the port would come “shortly”.