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Infraestructuras will double the Alicante TRAM route between El Albir and Altea

 

 

The Ministry of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory will double the track of the Alicante TRAM between the stop of El Albir, in the municipality of Alfaz del Pi and the station of Altea, in the town of Altea, in addition to the construction of a technical crossing in El Albir, in order to improve the circulation of trains.

 

For this, it has tendered, through Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV), the execution of the works with an initial budget of 14,698,165.43 euros, VAT included, in works that will be developed over 24 months in two phases : the first will be the crossing point, with an investment of 9,656,188.24 euros and 24 months of time, and the second the duplicity of the road, which will involve a disbursement of 5,041,977.19 euros, both with tax of the Added Value included, and an overlapping term at the first of 16 months.

 

The doubling of the track will take place over a length of 3.33 kilometers, which includes the 332 meters of the Cap Blanc viaduct. The whole project is financed by the European Union.

 

The Minister of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory, Salomé Pradas, has assured that this action is "essential to improve the travel times between Benidorm and Denia", and that it aims to "improve the frequencies and the service provided to the users in the Alicante network, especially the residents and visitors of the Marina Baixa, who will see a remarkable improvement in rail transport in their region and who will be able to enjoy an environmentally friendly alternative to mobility , which makes it possible to reduce emissions in an integrated way in an environment of great landscape value".

 

In the opinion of the head of Infrastructure, "this action, together with others that are being carried out or will be undertaken soon, meant a significant improvement in the frequencies and in the service provided by TRAM in Alicante, making clear the commitment of the Generalitat for the regions of the two Marinas, both the Upper and the Lower".

 

The doubling of the track in the Albir-Altea section brings with it the advantages of increasing the reliability of the services provided by Alicante TRAM due to the existence of a double track, which allows the maintenance of traffic in the event of a track cut due to an incident or maintenance work, as well as the increase in the reliability of said services by allowing the crossing of trains in the middle of the track, an issue that reduces the possibility of transmission of train delays to the units in the opposite direction to those crosses during its journey. González, municipal head of Tourism.

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