What could be taking so many years to resolve something so simple?

10 June 2025

Signatures submitted and a question still unanswered

This morning we lodged written submissions with ADIF, the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) and Alicante City Council. We attached the thousands of signatures we gathered in support of removing the railway designation from ADIF’s abandoned land in Benalúa Sur and opening access to Parque del Mar.

Unfortunately, we have missed our goal for this summer. We wanted temporary access in place so the thousands of us who live near Parque del Mar could use it as a refuge from the heat. For another summer we will be unable to shelter in its shade, with entrances still blocked by railway sleepers more than a century old. We are told the agreement is nearly done, but we have been hearing that for years and no longer believe it. What could be taking so many years to resolve something so simple? It is hard to understand, and it leaves us desperate and frustrated. For years we have asked for something as straightforward as being able to enter a park, and the prompt, diligent responses we expect from those in office never arrive.