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Mobility and heritage

The bus · CV-207 and Calle San José

The new CV-207 Alacant Metropolità tender may consolidate or increase bus traffic along Calle San José and Calle Mayor, inside the historic core of Sant Joan d'Alacant.

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The Town Council announces it will change the bus route

Información reports that the local government will change the bus route so that it stops running through Calle San José. Residents welcome the announcement, but remain expectant until the change is effective, documented and scheduled.

  • • Mobility councillor Manuel Nieto explains that the change is necessary and that he has been working for a year with the parties involved, including residents, the regional government, the opposition and Vectalia.
  • • According to the article, bus tests have already been carried out on the new route.
  • • The councillor says the change will be introduced through the new metropolitan transport tender and that buses would run along Quijote, Clara de Campoamor and Canyaret, the latter still pending asphalting.
Read Información article

Alicante Plaza

Residents’ pressure has reached the press: Alicante Plaza reports the possible claim of up to 5 million euros

Alicante Plaza has also reported that historic-core residents have hired a judicial expert to audit homes affected by bus traffic and that the patrimonial liability claim could become multi-million-euro, with an estimate of up to 5 million euros if damage is confirmed in nearly 150 homes on Calle San José and Calle Mayor, with possible affected homes also on Calle Cervantes.

Read Alicante Plaza article

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What is happening?

The Valencian Government is processing the CV-207 project, reorganising metropolitan bus transport. According to the information analysed by the association, several routes directly affect the historic area.

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Line 3A: Mutxamel – Sant Joan – Hospital – Alicante.

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Line 3B: Mutxamel – Sant Joan – direct to Alicante.

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Line 3N: night service through the municipality.

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Line 6: Mutxamel – Sant Joan – Platja de Sant Joan.

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Why does it matter?

The combined annual total exceeds 74,000 bus journeys. This level of heavy traffic must be assessed before consolidating routes through narrow, residential and historic streets.

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Vibrations affecting traditional homes.

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Noise and pollution in narrow streets.

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Risk for pedestrians, elderly people and children.

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Loss of quality of life and human-scale street use.

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What are we asking for?

Supporting public transport is compatible with protecting heritage. The association asks for less harmful alternatives and technical reports before maintaining heavy-vehicle routes.

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Independent vibration study.

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Heritage compatibility report.

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Acoustic and dynamic impact assessment.

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Comparative study of alternative routes.

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Express and reasoned response to residents’ objections.

Proposed new route

The Town Council already has a diversion plan for lines 23 and 31

The Town Council itself has a technical plan for the proposed diversion of lines 23 and 31. The document is titled “DESVIO PROPUESTO L23 L31 - A2 (2)” and was prepared within the Urban Planning, Environment and Mobility Department.

The plan shows the alternative route proposed to avoid buses passing through the historic axis of Calle San José and Calle Mayor. This documentation strengthens the residents’ position: this is not an abstract idea, but an existing technical alternative already drawn up.

The association asks that this route be formally assessed within the CV-207 tender and used as a basis for removing heavy traffic from the protected historic setting.

Proposed L23 / L31 diversion plan
Municipal plan “DESVIO PROPUESTO L23 L31 - A2 (2)”. Revision date shown in the document: 04/12/2024.

Collective objection template

Collective objection against buses through San José and Mayor

This is the new collective objection template to be filed with the Directorate-General for Transport and Logistics regarding the CV-207 Alacant Metropolità Nord project. The legal submission text is kept in Spanish for administrative filing.

CV-207 · L23/L31

El modelo invoca el informe de la Arquitecta Municipal de 2017, la voluntad institucional municipal de desviar permanentemente las líneas 23 y 31, la viabilidad técnica del recorrido alternativo y la protección de las calles San José y Mayor como entorno integrado en el Núcleo Histórico/BRL.