Adif's project plans to install acoustic screens along approximately fifteen kilometers of railway track, between Vila-Seca and Coma-Ruga, affecting several municipalities in Baix Gaià, including Roda de Berà, Torredembarra, and Creixell. The demonstration was called by the Plataforma Mercaderies per l’Interior (Freight for the Interior Platform).
The platform's proposal involves installing one-and-a-half-meter-high concrete barriers placed right next to the rails, aiming to reduce train noise without the significant visual impact of Adif's projected screens. In Roda de Berà, large acoustic screens are already a reality, exceeding eight meters in height in some areas near the railway tunnel.
The mayor of Roda de Berà, Pere Virgili, participated in the protest, citing his municipality as an example of the consequences of these barriers and agreeing with the platform on the need to address noise at its source, primarily the contact of train wheels with rails.
The demonstration began with a minute of silence in memory of victims of serious railway accidents this year and concluded at the plaça de la Font, where the platform reiterated its main demand: diverting freight trains inland, away from populated areas.
