(25/04/2023) 


This fixed link infrastructure through the Strait of Gibraltar was first studied in 1981 and would become an essential link of the transport network between Europe and the Mediterranean, both for passengers as well as for freight and services. The meeting has validated the joint actions carried out since 2009 by the Spanish company in charge of the studies, Secegsa, and its Moroccan counterpart, SNED.

The meeting coincides with the reactivation of Secegsa after several years without a significant budget allocation, and the commissioning of studies to analyse the feasibility of the intercontinental fixed link for telecommunications and energy transport. In this regard, €2.3 million of European Funds have been included in the Plan for Recovery, Transformation and Resilience to update the studies relating to the project.

The Joint Committee has agreed to address the drafting of an overall strategy and work plan for the next three years, which may include, among other aspects, an analysis of the feasibility of constructing a reconnaissance gallery to identify geomechanical features. If built, it could be used for telecommunications.