Canfranc.- The Subdelegate of the Government in Huesca, José Carlos Campo, and the Subprefect of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Nathalie Vitrat, presided on Wednesday in Canfranc the Technical Commission for Monitoring the Binational Relief Plan of the Somport Tunnel, the body that regulates prevention and action in the face of emergencies in this shared infrastructure between France and Spain. On the part of the Government of Aragón, Miguel Ángel Clavero, general director of Interior and Emergencies, and Javier Betorz, territorial delegate in Huesca have attended.
The meeting, which brought together the different emergency services on both sides of the border, has positively evaluated the operation, coordination and security following last year’s simulation, in which the Plan was tested in the face of a fire situation inside the tunnel. It has also made it possible to determine the circumstances of the next financial year, which, under French direction in this annuity, will take place during the month of September.
The Technical Commission for Monitoring the Binational Relief Plan of the Somport Tunnel is the body responsible, by delegation of the territorial authorities of Spain and France, for monitoring, reviewing, expanding and proposing amendments to the Binational Relief Plan, evaluating exercises and simulations and, in general, addressing all issues related to the resolution of emergencies that may occur and that require the action of the public services of both countries.
The Somport Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Spain, was built thanks to an international agreement signed by Spain and France between 1994 and 2002. It has a length of 8,608 meters, of which 5,759 meters are in Spanish territory and 2,849 meters on the French side.