Overview

• The Murcia regional government has issued a fourth formal request to Adif for detailed technical reports justifying modifications to AVE subterranean works after UCO raids and the July testimony of ex-president Isabel Pardo de Vera.
• Spain’s Guardia Civil Central Operative Unit conducted searches at Adif offices this summer as part of the ongoing ‘Caso Koldo’ investigation into alleged kickbacks in high-speed rail contracts.
• Valladolid’s urban planning councilor Ignacio Zarandona denounced the concrete support over the Esgueva River for a third rail track as an “urban and ecological aberration.”
• Adif responded that the concrete structure is a provisional measure and will be dismantled once piles are installed to extend the permanent bridge platform.
• These disputes underline mounting tensions between local authorities and Adif over transparency, environmental impact and administrative authority in Spain’s AVE network expansion.