A report warns that the Alcudia railway section affects the Albufera.

PalmTwo ecological corridors of extremely high value, the Sant Miquel and Maristany torrents, both included in the Natural Resources Management Plan (PORN) of the Albufera, will be affected by the passage of the planned train between Sa Pobla and Puerto de Alcudia, as has been stated in reports by the ARA Baleares, "important corrective measures" will be requested --BK_SLT_LNA~ In fact, the train project crosses the Sant Miquel torrent by means of a large bridge that has also provoked opposition from local residents "due to its enormous and unnecessary visual and environmental impact." Once across the bridge, one of the options, Maristany, like the Sant Miquel torrent, becomes part of the official scope of the PORN of the Albufera.

"These new projects show that Mallorca has become too small, that we want it all: cars, highways, trains, and also natural spaces. But no one here talks about reducing the number of tourists and the runaway population growth. Everything is shoehorned in, and not everything fits. To stick the Sant Miquel stream over it is to be very insensitive, very insensitive, very insensitive." He doesn't want his lineage to be revealed for fear of reprisals. "Many years ago, when a project was built that was closer to the road, through Son Fe, there was a large estate belonging to a wealthy man, who owns or owned a large printing press in Inca. You know who he is, and don't be sorry it wasn't built there," he says.

The Government's Director General of Mobility, Lorena del Valle, assures ARA Baleares that they will listen to complaints. "If it's ultimately clear that there's a better route, and it's close to the main road, it will be studied. But we mustn't forget that there's a reserved area for roads," he assures.

For their part, the mayors of Levante are once again disappointed with this forecast to invest nearly one billion euros to build two new railway lines when the Levante train project, from Manacor, is well underway. The line is ready; the expropriations have been carried out; and the compensation has been paid to the owners. "We're very angry that other projects are being prioritized and that we're not being listened to once again. Now that we're a marquisate, I thought they would take us more into account," says the mayor of Manacor, Miquel Oliver, ironically.

The mayor of Manacor says that "public transport is extremely important for this island." "We already have the infrastructure in place in the Levante region, and it would be much simpler. It would certainly be cheaper than extending the line to Alcudia or Campos. In fact, the Levante train is still included in the Government's Transport Plan," she recalls. And the director general replies: "I know, and nothing is completely finalized."