Extension of the TRAM to Orihuela Costa.

The Los Verdes Councillors in Orihuela have announced that they have filed a Motion for inclusion and discussion at the next monthly Town Council (Pleno) meeting asking that a request is made to the Valencian Regional Council (Generalitat Valenciana) for the TRAM system that runs from Alicante northwards to Denia to be extended southerly to Orihuela Costa. The system is managed by the company Ferrocaril de la Generalitat Valencia and provides a public transport system as a viable alternative to private transport in that area.

It has been recently announced by D Andrés Ballester, Valencian Regional Councillor, that the TRAM system is to be extended only as far as Torrevieja.

It is alleged that as no representation was made by the PP Council of Orihuela for the line to be extended to Orihuela Costa it has not been considered!

In consideration that it is plausible that the PP Council have failed to make any representation on this matter Los Verdes has decided to submit the Motion to ask the Regional Government to extend the TRAM line to Orihuela Costa and to undertake a study as to the feasibility of a connecting line from Orihuela town to Orihuela Costa.

Los Verdes believe the extension of the TRAM system (a subject that the party raised in it's manifesto in 2003, as well as the controversy of the route of the AVE) is an essential and basic element to take advantage of the tourism potential of Orihuela and the area. Not only would it allow easy access to all parts of the area for tourists but it would help to decrease the volume of traffic on the roads during the summer and would benefit the environment.