Every year, Alicante falls to the bottom of the central government’s investment program, resulting in infrastructures not at the required level for Turkey’s fifth largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) producing province. national level. Against this background, the Valencia Community Confederation of Entrepreneurs (CEV), the Chamber of Commerce, the Alicante State Public Works Federation (FOPA) and the Alicante State Institute for Economic Research (Ineca) have all sponsored the Infrastructure Secretariat of the Ministry of Transport and Mobility for the overall execution of rail and road projects. decided to make an effort and demand, value of more than 3,000 million euros. According to the estimates, only the investment deficit that the state has in these lands.
The four organizations involved are chairing a meeting with ministry officials, which will almost certainly take place next October. They are planning in propose nine projects were classified as priorities in a study by the Chamber and CEV two years ago. They will now be updated accordingly, taking into account minor progress on some of them.
However, the list continues railway axis Alicante-ElcheIt’s worth €295.4 million, including a commuter connection to the airport and a station at IFA. Also listed Improvement of the train line between Alcoy and Xàtivawith a budget of 22 million euros and coast train Between Valencia and Alicante for 1.648 million to support the mobility of both residents and tourists, with stations in Denia, Benissa and Benidorm.
It is also mandatory to complete Mediterranean Corridor and improving rail access to the Port of Alicante with an investment of 216 million, as well as rail freight changes for 105 million.
In terms of roads, what organizations demand Third lane of the A-70 motorway between Alicante and Elche with a budget of 105.4 million, Replica of the CV-95 route between Orihuela and Torrevieja with 446 million Third lane of the A-31 motorway between Elda and Monforte del Cid at a cost of 162 million and Division of Torrevieja variant with 30.5 million.
CEV chairman Salvador Navarro points out that it is essential for the central government to make an investment effort in terms of infrastructure in Alicante province and it prefers to join forces among the four organizations for this. In his words, “It is absolutely essential that we work together and that we went to the ministry with properly prepared reports to get things done. If we don’t act like this, eventually someone else will take over the investments,” he said.
CEV Alicante President Joaquín Pérez used similar expressions and said, “We have been on the same line in terms of infrastructure and infrastructure for a long time. It is important to be able to reverse the situation.To do this, he insists, “we thought it would be easy to join forces and go to Madrid together in order to be more heard and considered.”
Chamber president Carlos Baño said: “The message is unanimous and let’s not go each by himself, because otherwise we are giving the Government an excuse not to invest ». Therefore, he adds, “two major business entities, CEV and Chamber, have agreed to claim the corresponding state.”
The Alicante State Public Works Federation (FOPA), an organization fully concerned with the subject, is made up of construction companies, emphasizing that it is not just about the scarce budgets allocated to the state. from Alicante but also low operating levelIn terms of works, it only exceeds 35%. The head of this entity, Javier Gisbert, expresses hope that the meeting with the ministry will bear fruit.
Finally, Ineca president Nacho Amirola underlines that transferable projects are necessary, because without them, “the economy of our land is crushed under the weight of it. not being able to compete on equal terms with other fields». Amirola points out that the 3,000m euros raised by the actions are “the equivalent of the investment gap the state has had in the state since 2008, when Ineca’s analysis began.”