Key day of meetings to address the entrance of the TAV in Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz

This Thursday they are celebrated two meetings that can be key to determine the input of the High-speed train (TAV) in Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz. On the one hand, the Basque Government Minister for Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport, Iñaki Arriola, meets at 10:00 am in Lakua with the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of the Spanish Government, Raquel Sánchez. On the other hand, the mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, will have a meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Isabel Pardo, in Madrid.

In these meetings they will talk about the future Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz stations and from high-speed train access to capitals.

At the Lakua appointment, the Spanish Government is expected to clarify the doubts that exist about the burial sites in Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz and the accesses to the two capitals. The Spanish Ministry of Transport is in favor of the Basque Government taking over the works, to accelerate them, but at the moment there is no agreement in this regard.

Iñaki Arriola announced in the Basque Parliament that the Basque Government will be in charge of the Zaratamo tunnel and part of the Arkaute junction. As with the Gipuzkoa section, the cost of the works would be deducted from the Quota. It remains to be seen if both administrations establish a deadline for the completion of the works.

The Lakua meeting will also be attended by the delegate of the Spanish Government in the CAV, Denis Itxaso, and the president of Adif.

The projects for future TAV stations in Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz are also pending. Thus, the mayor of Bilbao He traveled to Madrid this Thursday to clarify technical aspects with the Secretary of State for Transport. Juan Mari Aburto assured last week that the City Council will only accept the project that includes the underground arrival of the TAV to the city and the burial of the Abando station.