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The Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez, at the Palau de la Generalitat.
The Minister of Transport, Rachel Sanchez, began by apologizing to the users of the Commuter service of the Valencian Community “that do not have a guaranteed commuter service that meets their daily needs.” He did so after meeting with the President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, to communicate together a plan of measures to solve a problem that affects tens of thousands of citizens who suffer cancellations Y delays daily. However, these “urgent measures” were severely limited. To the commitment to recover in a period of five months, before June, all the frequencies disappeared during the pandemic, a 35% reduction in subscription prices during this quarter, the increase in the buses and a strong campaign of information to users and the media, social networks and with 60 informants at the stations themselves, to which some investments to improve lighting and accessibility will be allocated. In addition, the “express return” in the event of cancellations or delays of more than 15 minutes and its weekly monitoring system will be implemented, Sentinel Cercanías, in which the problems and response capacity by the Ministry, the Generalitat, Renfe and Adif will be evaluated. Little did the minister specify the increase in the workforce machinists in the Valencian Community, one of the main problems of the service according to the unions, despite the fact that it amounted to 5,500 incorporations throughout the State. He also placed punctuality and the need to “regain confidence” in the service by citizens as one of the priority objectives of these measures. What Raquel Sánchez did not shed any light on was the possibility of the Generalitat obtaining the Neighborhood management, as for example happened in Catalonia and has been claiming Compromís. “We have held a technical meeting, but the concretion of that agreement must be carried out in the mixed transfer commission of the Ministry of Territorial Policy “, he assured. The minister highlighted the” deficit of investment in infrastructures “dragged by rail transport in the Community due to the” inaction “of previous governments.” We have tendered 850 million euros in rail, 25 times more But the impact of these investments on citizens is not being immediate. You need time limits or the works to improve the network cause inconvenience, “he argued.
“Transition out of the black hole”
It was President Puig who defended the bulk of the measures proposed as a “transition out of the black hole.” “We are in an emergency situation in the Cercanías and today is an exercise of realism and responsibility in the face of a situation that we have to resolve knowing that we have no conditions to get where we want so quickly“he said.” It is an acknowledgment of the problem and we must recover and go further as of June. But now you have to do an exercise pragmatism“, he insisted. It was not enough for one of the games with which Consell shares. Commitment He positively valued the announcement that 100% of the frequencies will be recovered in June, but criticizes that no specific measures have been taken against cancellations. “We want there to be no cancellations, not that we are better informed of them,” said the deputy. Joan Baldoví. In this sense, Sánchez assured that the priority is now to start reorganize the network “to end the suppressions and cancellations. And then the recovery will come,” he settled.
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