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| José Vélez assures that the objective is to improve the railway infrastructure and facilities, which will allow the promotion of freight transport through the Mediterranean Corridor | The works are financed by the Financial Fund for Port Land Accessibility The Government Delegate in the Region of Murcia, José Vélez, has announced that Adif has put out to tender a contract for the drafting of the project and execution of the corresponding renovation and improvement works at the Escombreras railway terminal, located in Cartagena. The contract has been tendered for an amount of 728,439.99 euros (VAT included) and has an execution period of 8 months, 4 of them for the drafting of the project and another 4 months for the execution of the works. The purpose of this action, as Vélez has pointed out, is the drafting and subsequent execution of the works of a project that includes the following works in infrastructure, facilities and roads: -Replacement and rehabilitation of detours at the head of the terminal's track bundle. -Adaptation of track 4 for the circulation and parking of 750 m long trains. -Relocation of the topera corresponding to track 3 of the terminal. The aforementioned investment arises from the need to improve land accessibility established within the Infrastructure, Transport and Housing Plan (PITVI) to promote the transport of goods through the Mediterranean Corridor.

It is part of the regulatory Agreement for financial contributions of the Cartagena Port Authority, charged to the Financial Fund for Port Land Accessibility The works carried out at the Escombreras terminal will be compatible with the technical standards of the Cartagena-Murcia-Chinchilla line and with other works carried out by the Cartagena Port Authority within the port's service area. In this way, the Cartagena Port Authority and Adif promote the improvement of transport networks for freight traffic in order to offer an adequate maritime-land intermodality through an efficient rail network.

Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia