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Valladolid Business Group Launches 'Unite Valla and Olid' Campaign for Full Rail Burial

The push argues that reconnecting divided neighborhoods would revive the city's weaker side and attract investment.

Overview

  • CEOE Valladolid unveiled the pro-soterramiento campaign days after Adif declared the rail integration agreement resolved and a key project meeting ended without an accord.
  • With the Sociedad Valladolid Alta Velocidad talks stalled, the parties are now headed to court to determine the future of the railway crossing.
  • CEOE rejects the 2017 integration approach of footbridges and underpasses and calls for burying the tracks as the only solution to unite the city.
  • The campaign cites the impact on the 'Olid' side and 91,000 residents in Delicias, Pajarillos, Vadillos and Pilarica, pointing to aging demographics, population loss and vacant storefronts.
  • El Norte de Castilla published an editorial criticizing the drive as political and flagged a factual error on the campaign website about the 2023 mayoral result.