Cieza City Council on Tuesday welcomed the formal establishment of the monitoring committee of the works in Camarillas variant of the railway line Chinchilla-Murcia-Cartagena, natural tracing connection to Madrid.
Mayor Pascual Lucas expressed hope that the infrastructure is ready as soon as possible so that economic benefits are realized as quickly as possible.
This is a committee composed of representatives of all political parties represented municipal, rail secretary of the UGT, a representative of the agricultural sector and the dean of the College of Engineers of the Region of Murcia, is spokesman for the regional exdiputado José Antonio Pujante.
Lucas explained, "the constitution of the defense committee of the works of variant Camarillas follows a plenary agreement on the initiative of the municipal group Citizens Centristas ciezanos. It is an important future commitment which we acquired this afternoon in Cieza. It This is a very important work not only for northern Murcia but for the rest of the region. "
The mayor of Cieza, Camarillas variant will stimulate economic activity from the port of Cartagena to Madrid, allowing to shorten the distance between the two points in 17 kilometers, increasing the speed at which trains can travel and circulate transport goods.
"There's something very important also involved in implementation of this railway infrastructure: the regrowth of the dam reservoir of Camarillas, which is also a solution of water character is given a serious problem we have in the region of Murcia," he said Lucas.
Finally, the ruler expressed his "joy" to the constitution of the committee: "Honestly, my wish is that from this town in northern Murcia can contribute something important for all citizens of the region and in this regard we will make an effort. to show how vital it is this work and to be completed in the shortest possible time. "
Meanwhile, the spokesman Jose Antonio Pujante referred to the mission of the committee that, in his view, "aims to make visible a necessary action not only Cieza but for the whole region as well has indicated their mayor. But wants to teaching in order to highlight the enormous importance of an infrastructure that long ago that the region needs and that will serve as economic lever, and it reduces the time of connection with Madrid ago. it is an investment that will reverse so positive".
That said, he added: "We want not to be forgotten and therefore, this committee has the power to appeal to the memory to prevent other emergencies that may arise depart and put aside something as important as variant Camarillas. naturally, it will associated with a number of other claims, but the priority is the variant. However, we also want the two-way hybrid locomotives and trains to shorten. "
Pujante explained that the agreement provides that the financial contribution of the port of Cartagena is divided into three annual installments beginning in January 2016, contributing two million in 2016, 12 in 2017 and 22 in 2018. Still, the possibility is contemplated the project can be completed in two years instead of three, so that contributions could be modified to adapt to the pace of the work.
"This is what we will try by all means," he said.
The implementation of the monitoring committee of the works of variant Camarillas was staged on Tuesday afternoon in a ceremony before the media at the train station of Cieza.
At the same, as well as Lucas and Pujante, attended by councilors Antonio Moya, Francisco Saorín, Pilar Martinez, Juan Manuel Molina and Jose Luis Vergara and Antonio Moreno on behalf of farmers in the area.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza