The movement for free highways calls for speed in the AP-7 connection in Montsià

The neighborhood movement in Terres de l'Ebre for the free 'Mai més' highway has demanded that the administrations speed up the execution of the new AP-7 link in Montsià, the only region in the country through which it runs.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
07 March 2024 Thursday 21:55
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The movement for free highways calls for speed in the AP-7 connection in Montsià

The neighborhood movement in Terres de l'Ebre for the free 'Mai més' highway has demanded that the administrations speed up the execution of the new AP-7 link in Montsià, the only region in the country through which it runs. this offline fast track.

The announcement that the Spanish government has authorized the investment of 250 million euros, through an agreement with the Generalitat to finance several connections of the AP-2 and AP-7, including the one planned in Masdenverge (Montsià), It has been received with enthusiasm by the Government, mayors and parties.

For their part, the neighbors remember that this is a work that was already planned more than 50 years ago and that its non-completion has socially and economically harmed the towns in the interior of the region.

The agreement signed between the Generalitat and the State has been unblocked to advance towards much-needed and much-needed infrastructure," stressed the Government delegate in Terres de l'Ebre, Albert Salvadó.

"We hope that the Government will get to work immediately so that the work is carried out as soon as possible since it is a very important action for the economic sectors of the territory and the entire Ebrense citizenry," said the PSC senator from Tortos, Manel de la Vega, after showing his satisfaction with the decision of the Spanish socialist government.

The mayor of Amposta, Adam Tomàs, has also celebrated the news, both at the municipal level - to increase the competitiveness of the nearby industrial estates - and at the territorial level, due to the discrimination that "the municipalities in the interior of Montsià" have suffered for not having of a direct link with the AP-7 or third lane, currently in the project drafting phase.

"The fact that in the end the resources are transferred and it is the Generalitat that does it, at the very least, we can knock on the door of someone who is closest to us so that these works become a reality," remarked Tomàs, recalling the low rate of execution of budgetary commitments in infrastructure of the Spanish government.