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More protection along the tracks in municipalities of Madrid and Toledo
More than seven kilometres of fencing will be installed in municipalities of Madrid and Toledo. Adif is allocating 1.7 million euros for the tender. The measure aims to prevent trespassing and unauthorised crossings. It will also strengthen the safety of people and trains.
Urban growth in the areas around Valdemoro and Aranjuez, in Madrid, and Seseña and Ontígola, in Toledo, has led Adif to reinforce the protection of the railway lines.
The company has put out to tender the installation of more than seven kilometres of fencing for 1.7 million euros. The work will be carried out on the conventional network lines Madrid-València and Aranjuez-València Sant Isidre.
The fences are intended to deter trespassing and unauthorised crossing of the tracks. They also aim to prevent the creation of informal crossings and improve the safety of both the public and trains.
The fencing will be installed on both sides of the railway platform. The urban model will be 2.5 metres high from the natural ground level, with a metal fence anchored to concrete blocks. In rural sections, the fencing will be 2 metres high, with tubular steel posts and single-twist steel mesh with reinforced triple galvanisation.
The installation will include cleaning and clearing of vegetation. Vertical signage elements will also be dismantled and reinstalled, and base-type walls will be built to create a physical barrier against water.
These actions contribute to Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 3 (Salud y Bienestar) and 9 (Industria, Innovación e Infraestructura). They are also linked to ODS 11 (Ciudades y Comunidades Sostenibles).
The tender adds to other fencing interventions that Adif is carrying out in the Comunidad de Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha as part of the Plan de Cercanías de Madrid. In the Comunidad de Madrid, work is currently underway in the municipalities of Madrid, Coslada, Alcalá de Henares, Meco, Tres Cantos, El Escorial, Zarzalejo, Pinto, Parla, Getafe y Fuenlabrada. In Castilla-La Mancha, it covers Guadalajara, Cabanillas del Campo y Azuqueca de Henares, in the province of Guadalajara. Between projects underway and those in the contracting phase, the investment amounts to 7.3 million euros.