This is your last news to see this monthThe offerON+ of the summer!Subscribe 2 months for only €1Already a subscriber?Log inYou have news to see this monthYou have 1 news left to see this monthThe offerON+ of the summer!Subscribe 2 months for only €1Already a subscriber?Log inThe representatives of the 37 signatory entities of the Pact for Infrastructures pose in the Palacio de San Esteban./ Vicente Vicens / AGMA roadmap with the strategic infrastructures that Murcian society considers essential for the development of the Region, so that they are claimed regardless of who governs in Murcia or Madrid.That is what the regional Executive and 37 organizations of various kinds have wanted to do with the Pact for the Transport Infrastructure of the Region of Murcia, which after a year of negotiations was signed this Monday by those responsible for the different entities in an act held at the Palace of San Esteban.- Government of the Region of Murcia;Croem;COEC;Ceclor;Chambers of Commerce of Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca;Ucomur;ATA;Circle of Economy of the Region of Murcia;Adimur;AJE Region of Murcia;Froët;Ferrmed;CCOO;UGT;UMU;UPCT;UCAM;Cartagena Port Authority;Federation of Municipalities;College of Economists;College of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports;College of Architects;College of Quantity Surveyors, Technical Architects and Building Engineers;College of Technical Engineers of Public Works;College of Industrial Engineers;College of Industrial Technical Engineers;College of Property Administrators;College of Real Estate Agents;Frecom;frem;Apirm;Construction Technological Center;Federation of Housewives, Consumers and Users Thaderconsumo;Consumur and Cermi-RM.City councils, businessmen, chambers of commerce, universities, unions, builders, property developers, economists, industrial and civil engineers, architects, consumers, housewives and people with disabilities shake hands with the Government presided over by Fernando López Miras, who He boasted that "there is no agreement in Spain with as much social support as this one."However, there are still actors to add, mainly the PSOE, an alternative government for the Community and a party that currently has the State Administration under its command, key for most of the actions contemplated in the Pact to become a reality one day.The intention of all the signatory entities is that this agreement not only remain in the rubric, but that it be maintained over time.That is why it has been decided to set up a follow-up commission, with the participation of the most significant organizations, which will hold regular meetings to analyze the progress of the claimed actions.Likewise, it is intended to develop a Strategic Framework for Transport Infrastructure in the Region, "which establishes the necessary procedures for each project and sets its economic quantification."Although the majority of infrastructures depend on the State, the Government of López Miras is committed to "incorporating sufficient economic items into the regional budgets to enable the co-financing of joint projects, in accordance with the figures established in current legislation."The president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, was satisfied with the agreement reached after almost a year of dialogue, led by the Minister of Development and Infrastructure, José Ramón Díez de Revenga.The Chief Executive was pleased to achieve "a single voice in the Region of Murcia" in terms of infrastructure, which will avoid "changes of direction or criteria that end up delaying" the projects."Each day that passes without the AVE arriving is a day that we lose growth and job creation," he said, in relation to the script twist on the arrival of high speed to Murcia imposed by the Government of Pedro Sánchez, when he decided prioritize underground works in the capital.On behalf of the Croem employers, his vice president, Alfonso Hernández Zapata, intervened, since José María Albarracín could not attend.Zapata celebrated the "social agreement", which he hopes will now translate into "political consensus", so that "the Government of Spain knows that there is strong unity in the Region to claim the necessary infrastructure for our economic development."The secretary general of the UGT in the region, Antonio Jiménez, stressed that many proposals from his union have been included in the document, such as mentions of road accidents and the need to improve Cercanías services."All public administrations must collaborate," Jiménez requested.On behalf of the Workers' Commissions, Santiago Navarro, their regional leader, took the floor.He understands that, had there been an infrastructure pact like the one signed this Monday, projects that in his opinion were unsuccessful, such as the International Airport of the Region or the Cartagena-Vera highway, would have been avoided."This Pact has to serve so that the workers of the Region suffer less from crises," said Navarro.The president of the Federation of Municipalities, María Dolores Muñoz, regretted that local infrastructures are not included in the Pact."Hopefully they will enter into the second edition of the agreement," she said.The Pact for the Infrastructures of the Region of Murcia intends that the Juan de la Cierva International Airport take advantage of the existing cargo terminal to start air logistics activities, as well as the development of the Aeronautical Activities Zone and the increase of national and international lines .As for the Port of Cartagena, the agreement claims El Gorguel for containers and proposes the execution of the necessary infrastructures to promote the Off-Shore industry, "generator of economic activity and qualified employment", in the Barlomar terminal.Airport: National and international lines.In addition to its opening to merchandise and creating the Aeronautical and Complementary Activities Zone, the Agreement proposes increasing the national and international lines at the Juan de la Cierva Airport.Port of Cartagena: El Gorguel and the 'off-shore' industry.The Port of Cartagena is a key infrastructure in itself.To improve its potential, the Pact proposes the new port of El Gorguel for containers and the use of the 'off-shore' industry through the Barlomar terminal.Roads: Murcia arches and Andalusian connection: The agreement calls for the North and Northwest arches of Murcia, the third lane of the A-7 to Puerto Lumbreras, the motorway between Lorca and Caravaca, as well as the interior connection with Andalusia on the Jumilla axis -Sale of the Olive Tree-Caravaca-Puebla de Don Fadrique-Cúllar.Railway: Corridor, AVE and Cercanías.The Mediterranean Corridor, the arrival of the AVE to the three main cities, the electrification of the Murcia-Cieza line, the improvement of the Cercanías and the extension of the FEVE towards the Mar Menor are some ideas.Logistics: ZAL and Ciudad Agroalimentaria.The Agreement includes the Logistics Activities Zone (ZAL) of Cartagena, linked to port activity, as a gateway for goods through the Mediterranean Corridor.Also the creation of the Agrifood and Transport City.Internal mobility: Zero accidents and green roads.The document includes a strategy to improve road safety, with the aim of avoiding traffic accidents, as well as another green road plan, aimed at eliminating noise and adapting the roads to prevent the effects of flooding.With regard to roads, the interior connection with Andalusia (Jumilla-Venta del Olivo, Caravaca-Puebla de Don Fadrique and Cúllar) is included in the Pact, as well as the construction of the North Arch, the Northwest Arch, the Beniel motorway, the Completion of the Reguerón dual carriageway, the third lane of the A-7 to Puerto Lumbreras, the completion of the A-33, the Lorca-Caravaca dual carriageway, the Mazarrón Bay high-capacity highway and the improvement of accesses from highway to Jumilla, Caravaca de la Cruz and Alguazas.The Mediterranean Corridor has special relevance in the Pact.The continuity of the merchandise corridor (today stopped in Monforte) towards Murcia, Cartagena and Andalusia is required.The arrival of the High Speed ​​to Cartagena and Lorca is also demanded, as well as the integral burial in the municipality of Murcia and in the city of the Sun. The document claims the improvement of the railway connection with Madrid through Albacete, through the splitting and the electrification of the Murcia-Cieza line, so that passenger trains can travel at 250 kilometers per hour.Another proposal is the recovery of the historical railway connection with Granada through Baza, whose informative study has just been launched by the Government of Spain.The improvement of the Cercanías occupies a prominent role in the document.It is proposed to improve the service between Murcia and Cartagena, with at least 24 daily frequencies, as well as recover the lines with Lorca and Alicante, currently suspended.The last section of the Infrastructure Pact of the Region is made up of internal mobility, with a strategy to avoid accidents that aims to better preserve the roads and a road safety plan, as well as a strategy of green roads, to adapt them to the climate change.The idea of ​​promoting an Infrastructure Pact between the regional government and Murcian civil society entities was launched by the president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, in his speech at the Debate on the State of the Region in 2021. A year later , López Miras returns today to the same place and to the same debate with the agreement under his arm, with the aim of inviting the spokesmen of the rest of the parties to join the consensus.During his speech at Monday's event in San Esteban, López Miras insisted that the document is "open" to proposals that may include political groups, especially the PSOE, which governs in Spain and is the main alternative to the PP to govern the Region of Murcia from next year's elections.However, the PSRM has for now little willingness to join the document of the Government and 37 entities of civil society.The general secretary of the Murcian Socialists, José Vélez, called it "the pact of shame", denouncing that "Miras has not included many infrastructures that depend on the Autonomous Community and that are essential for the municipalities, despite the fact that the Party Popular has been promising for years that it would carry them out.The leader of the PSRM criticizes that the president of the Community "has organized a pre-campaign event with the resources of the Autonomous Community and, therefore, with the money of all the men and women of the Region of Murcia."In addition, Vélez recalls that the PSOE "has offered to sign a regional agreement that includes all the infrastructures that our Region needs, regardless of the administration that has to develop them," without receiving a response from the regional Executive for now.For her part, the regional spokesperson for the Popular Party, Miriam Guardiola, accused the general secretary of the PSRM, José Vélez, of "insulting" the 37 organizations that signed the agreement by describing it as a "pact of shame."Nor will it be easy for Fernando López Miras to find the support of Podemos and Ciudadanos for the Infrastructure Pact.The regional deputy of the purple formation Rafael Esteban assured this Monday that it is a document “signed behind the back of the Regional Assembly” and reproaches that “it does not imply real commitments nor is it endorsed by budgets that support a sufficient investment load.”According to Esteban, "it is simply smoke so that López Miras can appear at the State of the Region Debate this Tuesday with a project."For her part, the autonomous coordinator of Ciudadanos, María José Ros, demanded that the president of the Community have "high sights" and accept the proposal for an infrastructure pact offered by the PSOE, which demands actions in the municipalities financed by the Community."If Miras definitively rejects the pact offered by the PSOE, he will consummate a true betrayal of Murcia, the decision is entirely his."