He TRAM of Alicante suspends the circulation of the Line 5 due to the red alert for rain issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) and the Emergency Coordination Center of the Generalitat. The heaviest rainfall is expected starting at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, mainly affecting the southern coast of the province. Given this panorama, the service of line 5, which covers the route between the stops Porta del Mar and Plaça La Coruña, It is interrupted as a preventive measure to guarantee the safety of travelers.
The rest of the TRAM lines, specifically 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 will continue to operate normally and according to your usual schedule. From Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) have urged users to inform themselves in advance about possible alterations in servicedue to weather conditions, which could continue to affect transportation during the day.
Precisely this Thursday, with the orange alert activated due to rain, there were already registered alterations in the TRAM serviceespecially in lines 4 and 5 in which was suspended circulation for two and a half hours due to the water accumulated in the vicinity of the London and Avenue stops Benidormin the area around the Avenue of Nations.
During that time, the L4 only operated between Luceros and Avenida de las Cienciaswithout reaching the end of the route, while the L5 operated only between Porta del Mar and Avenida de las Ciencias. The suspension of the service complicated the mobility of users who depended on this means of transportation.
Measures in response to the alert
Given the seriousness of the situation, especially for this Friday with a red alert, the Alicante City Council suspended all activities, and issued recommendations to citizens to exercise extreme caution. Local authorities advised avoid travel that were not strictly necessary and maintain constant monitoring of meteorological developments through official channels and media.
Furthermore, the local administration decided suspend all municipal activities, except essential services, and close facilities, such as libraries, cultural centers or sports spacesuntil midnight on Friday. The measure was ordered by the mayor, Luis Barcala, after the meeting of the Local Operational Coordination Center (Cecopal)in response to the weather red alert decreed by Aemet and Emergencies of the Generalitat Valenciana.