The PP's deputy secretary, Elías Bendodo, announces that Málaga's deputies will present initiatives regarding the coastal train, the A-7, and the toll on the motorway. He criticises the lack of investment from the central government.
The PP of Málaga announced this Thursday that it will intensify its parliamentary pressure in the Congress of Deputies to demand solutions to the serious mobility problems affecting the province. The party's deputy secretary for Autonomic and Local Policy, Elías Bendodo, stated that the popular deputies from Málaga will present initiatives concerning the coastal train, the situation of the A-7, and the high cost of the toll on the Costa del Sol motorway.
Bendodo made these statements during a media briefing in Marbella, accompanied by the general secretary of the PP of Málaga, José Ramón Carmona; the mayor of the city, Ángeles Muñoz; and the Andalusian parliamentarian Manuel Cardeña. The popular leader criticised that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, are “more concerned with the judicial problems affecting the socialist environment than with providing solutions to the traffic jams on the A-7, the coastal train, or the high cost of the motorway.”
A relentless parliamentary offensive
Bendodo warned that the PP of Málaga “will intensify its parliamentary offensive in Congress until solutions are achieved for the serious mobility problems affecting the province.” As soon as the next session period begins, the popular deputies will present concrete initiatives regarding the coastal train, the A-7, and railway issues. “Let Sánchez lose hope that the PP of Málaga will throw in the towel. They don’t know us,” he stated.
The popular leader reminded that the Junta de Andalucía has mobilised over 210 million euros in the last two years to improve mobility in the province, while the central government has not allocated a single euro. “Zero, zero patatero,” Bendodo emphasised, reproaching Minister Óscar Puente for “mocking” the people of Málaga during the AVE connection cut.
Marbella, an example of management against government neglect
The general secretary of the PP of Málaga, José Ramón Carmona, highlighted that Marbella “looks better and shines on its own” thanks to the stability and trust of the residents, which have allowed the implementation of the Popular Party's policies and the development of effective management. Carmona contrasted the current investment by Juanma Moreno's government with the socialist era at the helm of the Junta, when the regional administration “was absent from Marbella for decades.”
Carmona valued the investments made in health, infrastructure, and support for private initiatives, which have allowed for a noticeable “before and after” in the relationship between the Junta and the city. However, he lamented that this regional commitment is not matched by a Spanish government that remains absent from the Costa del Sol and Marbella. He criticised “the lack of responses to the chaos of mobility and the failure to fulfil the promise to alleviate the motorway toll.”
The mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, criticised the “very little sensitivity” of Pedro Sánchez's government towards a strategic area for national tourism like the Costa del Sol, especially during peak season months. “The day-to-day problems of Málaga, the Costa del Sol, and Marbella are not on the national government's political agenda,” Muñoz warned.
In light of this “lack of attention,” the mayor expressed gratitude for the ongoing willingness of the president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, and the new councillors to address the pending issues in Marbella. She claimed that institutional collaboration between the Andalusian government and the City Council is a “guarantee to continue responding to the needs of the residents.”
Mobility in the province of Málaga remains a headache for thousands of drivers who daily use the A-7 and suffer from chronic traffic jams, especially in summer. The PP promises not to relent in its efforts until the central government takes action. In the meantime, the people of Málaga will have to continue arming themselves with patience.
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