Construction Project for the Serpis Greenway Lot 2: L’Orxa – Villalonga
EXECUTON PERIOD
TOTAL INVESTMENT OF THE WORKS (VAT INCLUDED)
GREENWAY
Numerous examples of disused railway heritage can be found throughout the region, many of which are suitable for recovery and adaptation to alternative uses such as leisure routes, outdoor sports and sustainable mobility corridors that interconnect the urban centres along their alignment. These abandoned railway lines offer significant potential for recreational use, while also enabling the enhancement of cultural and environmental heritage through appropriate signage and interpretive information.
Within the actions promoted by the Regional Ministry of Housing, Public Works and Territorial Planning, one of the strategic lines is the recovery of former railway alignments. The aim is to support the development of sustainable mobility models and to encourage leisure and recreational activities in natural environments in a manner that is fully respectful of the surrounding landscape.
Strategic Vision for the Corridor
In the case of the Serpis Greenway, this intervention—together with other similar actions currently under development—will make it possible, in the short term, to recover the former Alcoy–Gandía railway alignment as a continuous pedestrian and cycling route. This will enable its integration into the wider network of Greenways of the Valencian Community, allowing the corridor to function both as a local recreational route and as part of long‑distance itineraries, including potential future connections with the EuroVelo network.
THE INTERVENTIONS PLANNED ALONG THE 53‑KM ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ALCOY AND GANDÍA AIM TO ACHIEVE THREE MAIN OBJECTIVES
Recovery of the continuity of the original disused railway alignment, through the rehabilitation of bridge structures whose decks were dismantled, provided that technical feasibility allows their reconstruction.
Execution of structural consolidation and rehabilitation works on those elements requiring improvement or repair, including tunnels, retaining walls, remediation of landslides and other affected structures, in order to ensure the safe use of the entire route.
General conditioning of the corridor to enable its use as a pedestrian and cycling route for tourism and recreation, including, where appropriate, the restoration of former railway buildings and facilities, and the creation of the necessary conditions for the subsequent enhancement of landscape, hydraulic and industrial heritage elements (such as former hydroelectric plants), thereby shaping a route of significant environmental and ethnological interest.
