Santano has confirmed that the Ministry will study a new TAV route that will not cross Aralar
The State Government has decided to explore a third possibility of connecting the Basque Y to the Navarre railway and has confirmed that drilling work will be carried out to find out its feasibility. It hopes to have all the information available by spring 2026 so that a decision can be made.
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As the Secretary of State for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, José Antonio Santano,confirmedon Monday in Bilbao , there isa third option on the table that will connect the "Y Vasca" with the Navarre High Speed Train.
The Secretary of State has explained that, for the time being, "nothing is ruled outbecause the information investigation has not been closed. "He has clarified that the two routes initially proposed are still" on the table. "
With regard to the third option, he has pointed out that it does not cross through the centre of Aralar; he proposes "to extend the route a little further and to ascend to Gipuzkoa a little before Alsasua ", but has clarified that this is not the route proposed by the Basque Government," although it is very similar ".
Santano has confirmed that drilling will be done to explore this third option and "make the best decision possible." He hopes to have all the information and decision in the spring of 2026.
With regard to his requests to prevent drilling, the Secretary of State has said that he does not intend to 'create any kind of controversy with anyone'. However, he has said that the Ministry 'is trying to fulfil its commitments with full respect for the autonomy and territory of the municipalities'.
He has also stated that these drilling "only the geological study of the earth" is carried out and hopes to continue.
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