Connection trench of tram line 10 with Metrovalencia-Xàtiva station
In February 2025, the Minister for Environment, Infrastructure and Territory, Vicente Mus, and the mayor of Valencia Mª José Catalá, visited the works of the pedestrian tunnel, the management of which is being carried out by TYPSA. The tunnel will connect Alicante station on tram line 10, and Xàtiva station, where metro lines 3, 5 and 9 meet.
The tunnel is 7.40 m wide with an average height of 5.50 m, and a length of 260 m between faces, made using cut and cover next to protected buildings, the works of which are based on designs also carried out by TYPSA. Through this tunnel, both stations will be connected, without the need to go above ground, facilitating mobility, as Xàtiva station is one of the most important metro stations in the Valencia network, located next to the north station and where three metro lines meet.
The design had to be modified to adapt to a possible extension of line 10 to the centre of Valencia, so the current pedestrian tunnel can accommodate the future passage of trams, if such an extension occurs. This has extended the initial deadline for the works, as completion is not expected until the end of the year.
Cleaning works at l’Albufera de Valencia
Also in February, various authorities visited the cleaning works of l’Albufera, following the floods of October 29th the previous year, which filled the lake of this very important wetland with thousands of cubic metres of both organic and artificial waste. The personalities who came to take an interest in what happened to l’Albufera, and the actions that are being carried out, were: the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, the President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, the Minister of Agriculture, Miguel Barrachina, and the mayor of Valencia, Mª José Catalá.
These involve three emergency interventions, the management of which has been carried out by TYPSA since December 19th. The start was a major challenge, given the adverse circumstances and the multitude of agents affected, since the natural park, in addition to being an exceptional habitat for a large number of species, has a great influence on the lives of the people who live in it and whose livelihoods depend on it. Furthermore, the destruction caused by the flood has complicated access to areas that have had to be enabled in order to group, select and load the different accumulated waste, without forgetting that there are still people missing, and thus entailing extreme care during interventions.
During the visit, which took place at the Gola de Puchol viewpoint, Adolfo Gómez, director of the works on behalf of TYPSA, explained to the authorities the terrible scenes we found when we arrived and how it is returning to normality as the cleaning work progresses, which is to be expected to end in April, in the lake itself, and to be completely completed by June.
