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Carlos Mazón: “The TRAM between Benidorm and Dénia will finally have a direct, efficient and modern connection compatible with the environment”

 

• Carlos Mazón: “The TRAM between Benidorm and Dénia will finally have a direct, efficient and modern connection compatible with the environment”

• It defends the “right of citizens to good mobility” and highlights the Consell's commitment to quality and sustainable public transport 

• Remember that the modernization works on Line 9 of the TRAM “solve the Botànic disaster that did not take into account that the new trains were heavier than the old ones” and could not pass over the bridges

• He highlights that thanks to these actions the Dual Train-Tram, a pioneer in Europe and which allows the use of electric traction, “places the Valencian Community at the forefront of sustainable transport”

• It highlights the simultaneous execution of three actions “so that the modernization of Line 9 of the TRAM d'Alacant is completed before the end of the year

• These actions will allow the improvement of the service, saving travelers the transfer they currently make in Calpe.

• The president of the Generalitat has visited the works on the Mascarat bridge and the emergency action on Line 9 of the Alicante TRAM

The president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has indicated that with the actions being carried out by the Consell, “the TRAM d'Alacant between Benidorm and Dénia will finally have a direct, efficient and modern connection, at the service of citizens, in addition “compatible with the environment”.

This was stated after his visit to the Mascarat bridge works and the emergency action on Line 9 of the Alicante TRAM, accompanied by the Minister of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory, Salomé Pradas.

The head of the Consell has explained that the simultaneous execution of the construction of the new Mascarat and Algar viaducts together with the work to correct the damage caused by the fire in the Mascarat area are being launched “with the aim that the modernization of line 9 of the TRAM that connects Benidorm and Dénia is completed before the end of the year.” He has also highlighted the investment of more than 20 million euros that is being allocated to these three actions.

The president has defended “the right of citizens to enjoy good mobility” and has highlighted the Consell's commitment to quality and sustainable public transport. Thus, he stressed that this modernization of the connection "will make it easier for citizens to access their jobs or enjoy all the options offered by one of the largest tourist, leisure and alternative residence centers in all of Europe." 

In this sense, he recalled that La Marina Alta and Marina Baixa have about 400,000 residents who during some periods can exceed one million citizens. 

Likewise, Mazón has highlighted that these works “solve the Botànic disaster, which made it clear that the new trains were heavier than the old ones” and could not pass over the bridges. Thus, with the replacement works of the Mascarat bridge, the “inoperative solution of the last legislature that involved a transfer to be able to get from Dénia to Benidorm” is eliminated. 

Likewise, Carlos Mazón has highlighted that, thanks to these three actions, the Dual Train-Tram, a pioneer in Europe and which allows the use of electric traction "will directly link Benidorm and Dénia and places the Valencian Community at the forefront of sustainable transport."

Mazón has stated that, in this way, "we can improve the service without the significant additional cost of electrification in areas with many tunnels such as the Altea-Gata section." In addition, these actions will allow the improvement of the service, avoiding travelers from the transfers that Calp currently makes.

The president thanked the companies and administrations that participate in the project that "together we have been able to solve in record time one of the biggest shames in the entire Valencian Community" with "security and common sense."

Modernisation of Line 9 of the TRAM

The Ministry of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory, through Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV), will complete this year the construction and installation of the new Mascarat and Algar viaducts of Line 9 of the TRAM d'Alacant (Benidorm -Dénia) in Altea. These two actions have a tender budget of 17.9 million euros and are financed by the European Union. 

The work on the Mascarat involves the replacement of the current viaduct, built between 1913 and 1915, with a new one with similar characteristics and preserving an aesthetic similar to that of the original viaduct.

On the viaduct over the Algar River, the construction of a bridge parallel to the existing one has been planned, so that the current viaduct remains as a pedestrian walkway, as established in the Asset of Local Relevance cataloging sheet.

Regarding the emergency actions that will be carried out, with a budget of 3 million euros, the removal of trees stands out; mitigation of possible geological risks; reconstruction of an embankment and drainage infrastructure; and the reduction of erosion on slopes and slopes near the route of the road, among others. 

FGV programs alternative road services

These works require the initial interruption of railway circulation between the Olla Altea and Calp stations. For this reason, since April 9, FGV offers alternative bus transportation between these two stops. The planned vehicles maintain the train passage schedule in the affected area, with a modification of the departure, passage and arrival times on the Benidorm-Olla de Altea-Calp section. 

In addition, the vehicles that make this route are accessible to facilitate access for people with reduced mobility. 

After this first cut, which will affect the Olla Altea-Calp section, starting in September the interruption will be established between Garganes and Calp and, later, in October it will be extended to Teulada. In a final phase, before the completion of the works in December, the cut will include the Garganes-Calp section.