In a time when it was different parties are negotiating Strategic lines for the next legislature – if PSOE manages to re-form the coalition government with Sumar and the nationalists – Businessmen from Alicante They also wanted to make it clear what they were thinking. priorities. Especially in these matters infrastructureThe province where the grievances that have been experienced for decades have accumulated due to the lack of investment according to the population weight.
It’s been like that for a while Meeting organized by CEV with Pilar Bernabé, Government delegate in the Valencian Community, Among other things, they demanded that: Expansion of El Altet airport and this infrastructure not only with cities Alicante And Elche -with the construction of the well-known Torrellano variant- and also with the tourist capital of Costa Blanca, Benidorm.
This situation was also expressed by the president of the regional employers’ association: Salvador NavarroHe reminded that a few minutes before the meeting, the last General State Budgets were announced. Alicante dropped to “number 52” – that is, at the bottom – in terms of investment per capita. A situation that puts the province at a “disadvantage” compared to other parts of Spain. “We cannot continue to be the province and therefore the community that receives the least contribution from the state.“, he assured.
Navarro argued that “Alicante airport is a fundamental element for the Valencian Community and also for the Spanish economy” and therefore demanded its expansion, the implementation of so-called measures. Torrellano variant To connect Alicante and Elche by rail and also to ensure the continuity of this connection to Benidorm.
In addition, he called for greater investment in “economic issues.” energy, water and irrigation efficiency“and everything else needed for Alicante to increase its competitiveness.
Commitments
Bernabé, on the other hand, came to the meeting with the argument he had prepared and revealed much more. 2 billion euros the Investment projects carried out or prepared by the Central Government for the next legislature in the state. An amount divided into more than one part 900 million euros for railway infrastructure; others 200 million on the roads and 600 million for water actions, among other provisions.
Regarding the first one, it just reminded me that: Expansion of the Iberian gauge in the section between Xàtiva and La EncinIt will include an investment of $500 million, which is necessary for the completion of the so-called Mediterranean corridor and will allow high-speed interconnection of the three capitals of the Valencian Community. Regarding the Torrellano version, he assured that the draft of the project that will make it possible is already being prepared.
Bernabé emphasized that most of these have been completed, as a guarantee that all these infrastructures will be carried out. Linked to New Generation fundsIt should be completed by 2026.
The government delegate also made these commitments, The Generalitat’s upcoming budgets envisage reducing investments in the provinceA segment where he showed his “concern”.