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The socialist candidate for mayor noted that in recent days has been trying hard, "personally" to resume talks Development with the City, with the aim of reaching agreement on the section of railway passing through bury the urban area of the city.

The candidate for mayor of Lorca by the PSOE, Manuel Soler, considered today the arrival of the AVE to the city and the difficulties of funding for undergrounding is "the second most serious problem in the municipality after the arrest."

Soler demonstrations have occurred in a press conference in which he announced for the coming days, restoration of contacts between the Ministry of Development and the city of Lorca to tackle the project of underground high speed rail.

Soler noted that in recent days has been trying hard, "personally" to resume talks Development with the City, with the aim of reaching agreement on the stretch of rail burying it passes through the town of city.

According to Soler, the claims of the City of burying the project more expensive 4.2 km at 130 million euros and would put the final cost around 250 million.

In this regard, the Socialist candidate added promotion is "willing to compromise" with respect to its initial position of burying only 1.3 kilometers of track.

In this regard, Manuel Soler has said he has "proof" that the Ministry is willing to advance more miles of underground if involvement of the Autonomous Region for providing some of the money it costs to the project, "as has happened in Murcia and Cartagena. "

He also explained that the land owned railway infrastructure administrator ADIF in Lorca that could be transferred to the City would be priced at around 20 million euros if the council gave them a "high construction."

Soler has opined that it is "a good number to start the negotiation" and noted that economic cooperation is essential to the three governments to bring to fruition the project, "although the City Council must have the child involved."

He has also called on the mayor, Francisco Jodar, to act from the "consensus" with other parties, making the AVE project debate and political wrangling.

Source: PSOE Lorca