The sixth contract for the Lezo-Gaintxurizketa intermodal terminal will have a budget of 773,349 euros

The Governing Council of the Basque Government approved, in its meeting on October 13, 2026, the sixth modification of the assignment made to the Red Ferroviaria Vasca-Euskal Trenbide Sarea for the informative study of the intermodal and logistics terminal of Lezo-Gaintxurizketa, the project for the delimitation of railway areas, and the definition of the special zoning plan for the railway service area. The decision increases the valuation of the activities to 773,349.94 euros including VAT, and reorganizes the payment schedule until the year 2027. The content was published in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country on November 12, 2026, in issue number 217, via Resolution 105/2026 and official reference 2026/4806.

This assignment is not new. The original was created by the decision of the Governing Council on February 18, 2020, and the execution of the studies was assigned to the public entity Red Ferroviaria Vasca-Euskal Trenbide Sarea—created on May 21, 2004, by Law 6/2004. The main precedent is the cooperation protocol of January 22, 2020, signed with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda and extended on January 22, 2022, as the terminal is included in both state and autonomous planning and in the Regulation (EU) 1315/2013. The addendum of January 18, 2024, extended the validity of the protocol to 84 months from the date of signature.

Competencies have changed in the meantime. Currently, railway functions correspond to the Department of Sustainable Mobility, according to article 16.1.a) of Decree 18/2024, and articles 11.2.a) and e) of Decree 382/2024 assign the planning and programming of investments, as well as the proposal and preparation of cooperation tools, to the Directorate of Transport Infrastructures. The public entity is attached to that department.

It has been revised five times since 2020 and now the sixth has arrived

The initial assignment was approved on February 18, 2020 and, since then, it has been revised five times: May 25, 2021, July 26, 2022, August 29, 2023, June 4, 2024, and July 8, 2025. The reason for all changes has been the same: the redistribution of the credits initially assigned and the adjustment of the total budget for the activities. Currently, only point «6.– Valuation of works and payment» of the assignment has been changed, and the specific conditions have been moved to the annex of the agreement.

The budget increases from 714,979.54 euros to 773,349.94 euros

The amount increases by 58,370.40 euros including VAT, and the new annual distribution is as follows:

• 2020: 24,321.00 euros.
• 2021: 86,136.90 euros.
• 2022: 9,120.38 euros.
• 2023: 30,401.26 euros.
• 2024: 0.00 euros.
• 2025: 58,370.40 euros.
• 2026: 515,000.00 euros.
• 2027: 50,000.00 euros.

A notable change occurs in the years 2025 and 2026: first, the 515,000.00 euros that were for 2025 have been moved to 2026, and the year 2027 is added with 50,000.00 euros. The axis of the spending rhythm, therefore, is delayed by one year, and the calendar gains another year. The justification is based on the guidelines provided by the public entity regarding the level of execution of the works and the justificatory memorandum attached to the file.

Three studies and the objective of the Atlantic corridor

The assignment comprises three sets of works: the computer-aided study of the intermodal and logistics terminal, the project for the use and limitation of railway areas, and the special zoning plan for the railway service area that implements the latter. Furthermore, the studies must define the conditions for connecting the terminal to the Railway Network of General Interest. According to the guidelines of the XIII legislature of the Government Program, it is linked to the first initiative of commitment 88, titled «Euskadi key link of the European Atlantic corridor», and the following are mentioned in its content:

• The Lille-Vitoria-Gasteiz railway highway.
• The Jundiz multimodal platform.
• The Lezoka logistics platform.
• The rail operability of the port of Pasaia.

Payment will be monthly and by invoice

Payment will be made monthly, after justifying the work performed in each case, and always upon presentation of an invoice with the Administration’s approval. The agreement has three points: modifying the sixth point of the assignment, sending the specific conditions to the annex, and publishing the decision in the official gazette. The decision was taken upon the proposal of the Minister of Sustainable Mobility, and the Director of the Secretariat of the Government and Relations with the Parliament, Jon Iñaki Urbina García de Vicuña, signed the publication resolution on November 5th.

The practical consequence is clear: 515,000.00 euros will be allocated to these studies in 2026, the same amount planned for 2025, and the financing of the works is extended until 2027. In a project considered strategic for the transport infrastructure of Gipuzkoa, this delay directly conditions the design of the terminal and the organization of the surrounding railway areas, as the operability of the port of Pasaia and the connection to the Atlantic corridor are at stake.

Fuente: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco, n.º 217, 12 de noviembre de 2026, Otras Disposiciones, pp. 1-5 (official reference: 2026/4806).