Puerto Real cedes the municipal lands for the connection to railway network of Bajo de La Cabezuela

Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 - The presidents of Puertos del Estado and Adif, Ornella Chacón Martel and Isabel Pardo de Vera Posada, respectively, and the mayor of the City of Puerto Real, Antonio Javier Romero Alfaro, have signed signed an agreement for the cession in favour of Adif (state-owned railway infrastructure manager) of the municipal lands necessary for the construction of the railway access branch to the port facilities of Bajo de La Cabezuela. Puerto Real is a seaport in Andalusia, in the province of Cádiz. City Council of Puerto Real will give Adif free ownership of the land, with an area of 19,901 m², which will become part of the railway infrastructure of the access route to the Bajo de La Cabezuela, in the Sevilla-Cádiz line. With the signing of this agreement, an essential step is taken to achieve a strategic objective in the development of the Bajo de La Cabezuela. The future rail link will improve the logistics possibilities of the companies in the area and will promote the development of the Port of the Bay of Cádiz and its geographical area of influence, promoting the maximum intermodality in the transport of goods. The agreement agreed by Puertos del Estado and Adif in April 2016 regulates the financing of the connection of the port facilities of Bajo de la Cabezuela to the railway line Sevilla-Cádiz. Adif assumes the execution of the construction works of the railway branch, and Puertos del Estado its financing, up to a maximum of €20 million ($23.24 million), from the Port Terrestrial Accessibility Financial Fund. An addendum to this agreement is currently being processed to increase the number from €20 million ($23.24 million) to €26.5 million ($30.8 million), the maximum amount that Puertos del Estado will finance. With this, the financial contribution is adjusted to the execution budget of the works, according to the project drawn up by Adif, and 100% of the work is financed from the Port Terrestrial Accessibility Financial Fund (Fondo Financiero de Accesibilidad Terrestre Portuaria). The Port Terrestrial Accessibility Financial Fund, created by Royal Decree Law 8/2014, allows port organizations to participate in the financing of road and rail connection projects outside their service area. Until 2022, the number of actions planned under the Fund amounts to 53, for an overall amount of €920.1 million ($1.069 billion) , of which €567.1 million ($659 million) will be contributions from State Ports and Port Authorities. Source: Puertos del Estado Copyright (C) Ports Europe. All Rights Reserved. 2018.

Puerto Real cedes the municipal lands for the connection to railway network of Bajo de La Cabezuela

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