Once again, most of Vega Baja’s problems can be summed up in one word: better infrastructure. The mayors of the two main cities in the region are Eduardo Dolón in Torrevieja; and Pepe Vegara posted on Orihuela: Municipality ForumModerated by BİLGİ deputy director Fernando Ramón, their own needs and the needs and priorities of others are what give meaning to the region as a whole. The topic discussed was general: «The challenges of Vega Baja» and so there was a dialogue where positions start It is very different because while Orihuela is a city that has a unique heritage potential but has not been evaluated in many respects, Torrevieja is experiencing a transformation that will come to light next year with the new port. These people, whose municipalities are leaders in the real estate market, reminded us that Vega Baja is the fifth region in terms of population within the entire region. Valencian Community What they claimed for themselves yesterday, they also did for the other 25 “sister” municipalities.
Mainly CV-91 (Guardamar to Orihuela), CV-95 (Torrevieja to Orihuela), the national highway 332 (Pilar de la Horadada to Guardamar), which runs along the coast, also needs improvements that will have repercussions on the rest of the municipalities, and this was a loud and clear message, but not even so, at least not when it was first heard . But there was no mention of road communications, the high-speed train supported by Vegara, and the coast, which Eduardo Dolón placed in the medium term and admitted that this was not a problem. I was about to argue The remainder of Vega Baja’s tenure is imperative I want to keep Consolidation of the current growth model and the work already done.
Present and future
The first intervention was that of the mayor of Orihuela, who focused his remarks on the present and the future, but with harsh criticism that disrupted all pending work and projects since DANA, which devastated a large part of the Vega Baja region. Break the Segura river near Almoradí in September 2019. Faced with this, Vegara has to improve not only the transportation infrastructure but also more competitiveness This will create employability. The councilman reminded that Vega Baja remains an area requiring million-dollar investments that have been deferred despite constant demand.
talked about connecting Orihuela and region It’s about the airport as the first step to be taken with Madrid and Europe, and in his opinion, all this involves doubling the traffic routes that cut through the region. He criticized facts like those that Orihuela still had. Crevillent-Cartagena highway Thinking that the only remaining toll is another burden for the tourism market and reminding that the delay in water infrastructures promised for four years has forced them, he said, “to continue looking at the sky every time it rains.” ».
axles
Orihuela wants to structure its future on various axes, without forgetting tourism, the eleven blue flags flying on its beaches and agriculture, where the rehabilitation of the center has become an obsession for the councilor. It ensures that the region becomes the garden of Europe. The Oriolano councilman was very sharp on the issue of CV-95, the main communication route between Orihuela and its beaches, which requires a 40-minute drive, backing up a very common claim by saying it needs to be resolved once and for all. To all the businessmen of Vega Baja. And instead he congratulated himself: Recent expansion of the Regional Hospital.
Eduardo Dolón used white on black when giving some figures on the reality of Torrevieja. It’s a city that surpassed its peak population of 550,000 last summer but is plagued by complaints and a lack of public investment. In fact, it reminded once again that the compensation works of Acuamed, the public company that built Europe’s largest desalination plant in its own municipality, on the Los Locos beach are still waiting to be completed. He also gave examples by giving data explaining how fast the city is growing. school number 14 This building, which was created and filled in a few months and required the construction of another, reminded us, first of all, that the city has an investment of 100 million euros, half of which came from public-private sector cooperation. sea front with a new port. Dolón assured between spring 2024 The entire process will be completed at the end of the year.
Videos
During the mayors’ presentation, both Orihuela and Torrevieja showed images of their cities, their realities and ongoing projects. While Orihuela focused on its heritage values, Torrevieja did not miss the huge tourism income it generated from its 14 kilometers of beaches. At different moments in the conversation between councillors, each of them uttered the same words: quality, efficiency and mobility, referring to the public services provided. In this sense, Eduardo Dolon He cited the new garbage contract and acknowledged that cleaning and collection was carried out with 15-year-old vehicles that were unsuitable for a tourist city they wanted to model. Torrevieja did not forget this much of the culture and entertainment They have a very specific audience to offer to a very specific audience of older and international residents who know that thousands of foreigners but also Spaniards have established their permanent residence in the municipality and are in demand as well as the beaches, services and mild temperatures of the coldest weather. An offer that will keep them entertained throughout the months of the year. Dolón also noted: Torrevieja Salt FlatsImproving urban transportation and natural areas.
Salt Museum
A personal commitment to the Marine and Salt Museum and its disability policies. There was criticism of the previous government of the Generalitat for trying to establish a Minors Center in the municipality, which was never planned, and especially for the reversal of the health department, which was run by the Ribera group and had disappeared. As the Botànic government assumed, He said the quality of care had declined..