Cranes Usabiaga in Orio
Eusko Network Rail is set to be key to improving the mobility of Gipuzkoa, but collides with a basic impediment: the majority of its length has a single track. This forces expected to trains in sidings each other: in the absence of two routes, one for each direction, can not walk. This limitation has weighed the agility of the network and the company played down passengers.
Eusko Tren is driving the doubling of the tracks. One of the road works for the journey between Aia and Orio. The Minister of Transport, Iñaki Arriola, yesterday visited the latter town, accompanied by Jon and Igor Redondo Iturain, mayors of Orio and Aia respectively.
Ernesto Gasco, Deputy Minister of Transport, said the split will be completed in spring 2011. In turn, the stretch-Añorga Errekalde enter service in November this year. "The termination of such splits will allow the frequency of trains between San Sebastian and Zarautz lower current 30 minutes to 20, in both directions. Put another way, run two trains per hour to three. "
The work being done in Orio are spectacular. The work, which includes the widening of a section of 1635 meters, removing a level crossing and the construction of a new station, "provide greater security for both passengers and pedestrians, in addition to more and better general mobility "said Arriola.
Elevated viaduct
The passage of the train by Orio change the appearance of the locality. The old ways are abandoned laying and instead is building a new one that runs parallel, but high.
The viaduct will have a length of 580 meters and a height of between 4 and 9. Therefore, the landscape of the left bank of the river is amended by the new layout of the railway.
The project includes construction of a new station at the place where it is today. Will be high, with a 85-meter platform and have a lift. The station will have 50 parking spaces.
The splitting and the station required an investment of 21 million euros, of which 57% will come from the Basque Government and 43% by the County.
New Road
The rail overpass allows face a radical improvement for traffic in Orio. The county council has started the implementation of the variant of the N-634. At present, the heavy traffic that flows on this road has to gain access to the center of town, in order to cross the bridge and access the other side of the estuary.
The tour starts variant near Eusko Tren station, will run along the left bank of the Oria and cross the river via a new bridge leading to the right margin Txanka. They connect to a roundabout in liaison with the N-634 and a new road joining the A-8.
The most notable infrastructure will be the aforementioned cable-stayed bridge that will save the River Oria. Have a length of 290 meters and will be held on two pillars of 37.5 m high. Not affect the race course.
Besides the improvement between Orio and Aia, the Department of Transportation provides a new route in the area of Aginaga. Gasco said that this improvement will take place in the medium term and will increase frequencies to 15 minutes between Zarautz and San Sebastian.
Splitting works also advanced in the path of the Mole (San Sebastian, Hendaye). Sections are running Errekalde-Añorga, Loyola-Herrera and Fandería-Oiartzun. In June, work will start from Lasarte-Oria and Errekalde. It seeks to move from 7 million passengers recorded in the Mole in 2008 to 10 million in 2013. That is, an increase of 40% in five years.
The counselor I note also highlighted the contribution of future Donostialdea Metro mobility throughout Gipuzkoa. In this regard, noted that travelers from Zumaia, Zarautz and Orio will have direct access to the center of the city up through the new route, which includes stations in the area of campus, Ondarreta, Central and Errondo.
Source: www.diariovasco.com
Comments not currently permitted for this content.