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Palencia Council Files Court Challenge to Adif’s Acoustic Screens After Unanimous Vote

Local leaders say the planned noise barriers would carve up neighborhoods, pressing instead for burying the rail line.

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Manifestación en Palencia contra las pantallas acústicas de Adif, con miembros de la corporación municipal a la cabeza
Concentración contra las pantallas acústicas de Adif con la alcaldesa a la cabeza

Overview

  • An extraordinary session ratified a contentious-administrative appeal against Adif and Adif Alta Velocidad over the acoustic-screen project along the rail corridor.
  • About 2,200 people, according to National Police, marched from Plaza Mayor to the Government Subdelegation alongside the full municipal corporation and the neighborhood federation FAVPA.
  • Mayor Miriam Andrés said dialogue had been exhausted, labeled the screens a severe visual barrier, and warned the works are awarded and near execution.
  • Opposition spokespeople from PP, Vox, Vamos Palencia and IU‑Podemos backed the legal route, emphasizing institutional unity across parties and non-affiliated councilors.
  • FAVPA’s manifesto criticized a roughly three‑kilometer installation with sections nearing eight meters in height and reaffirmed the demand for the long-promised rail burial.