The Minister of Development, Territorial Articulation, and Housing, Rocío Díaz, has announced that the level crossing over the train lines on the A-380 road, at the entrance of Marchena, will be eliminated with the construction of a new road that will divert traffic from this point. Rocío Díaz stated in the Andalusian Parliament that the signing of a collaboration protocol with the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (ADIF) for the execution of this new road is very close, aiming to provide more safety and peace of mind to the users of this road.
Rocío Díaz recalled that this level crossing, located a few hundred meters from the Marchena train station, was classified as dangerous by ADIF in 2008. Despite this danger and the increasing traffic, she mentioned that «for a decade, previous governments did not implement any actions.»
In this regard, the Minister of Development pointed out that the Government of Juanma Moreno «assumed, from the very beginning, the responsibility and the need to find a solution» to a demand that the residents of Marchena had been requesting for years. The Minister of Development also highlighted that, since 2021, numerous meetings have been held between the Andalusian Government and ADIF, which have intensified this year leading to the upcoming signing of a collaboration protocol for the elimination of this level crossing on the A-380 road between Carmona and Marchena.
The solution chosen, as advanced by Rocío Díaz, will be «the construction of a variant road over two kilometers long,» diverting the main traffic from this dangerous point. «We will build a new road that will provide a much safer route for the residents of Marchena and the drivers on this road,» she stated. In this sense, the protocol includes the drafting of the project and the execution of the works, with the funding being shared equally (50%) between the two administrations.
The legal services of ADIF are currently working on the relevant reports of the draft protocol for its signing. Following this, ADIF will start as soon as possible on the drafting of the construction project.
The Ministry of Development, Territorial Articulation, and Housing has shown its full willingness to collaborate with ADIF in the elimination of this level crossing. The current Andalusian Government has held meetings in recent years to resume the project, pending ADIF’s presentation of a construction project. The signing of the collaboration protocol will unlock this wait and provide a viable alternative for the removal of this level crossing over the train tracks.
The A-380 road belongs to the Andalusian Road Network, with the ownership held by the Junta de Andalucía. This road passes through the town of Marchena, resulting in a long journey. At kilometer 15.6, at the entrance to Marchena from Carmona, there is this level crossing over the Sevilla-Málaga railway line. This level crossing is located in an urban area with consolidated buildings, partly on the edges of the A-380 road, and is also about a hundred meters from the Marchena railway station.
