With the appointment of the new roundabout, the session lumbrerense "recognizes the work of more than 30 companies engaged in the floriculture industry and have placed Puerto Lumbreras as one of the main towns of the region in flower production each side. "
City Council and Regional Government finalized the construction of the new roundabout which increases road safety and deleted a Tranche accident concentration at the intersection of the road RM-D16 with the rural way of the gun.
Sunday August 1, 2010.
The Municipal Council of Puerto Lumbreras City Council unanimously approved the designation of 'Roundabout' Carnation 'to the new roundabout being built at the intersection of the Way of the weapon RM D16 road access to the municipality.
According to the mayor of the town, Pedro Antonio Sánchez "with the name of the new 'Rotonda' Carnation 'lumbrerense the council to recognize the work of thousands of lumbrerenses who have worked throughout history and currently working in the floriculture sector, which have placed Puerto Lumbreras as one of the largest municipalities in the Region of Murcia in cut flower production in the Region of Murcia. "
In the economic context of Puerto Lumbreras, floriculture has been and is very important.
The total area occupied by herbaceous and woody crops amounts to more than 4,000 hectares, while the cultivation of flower reaches 50 hectares.
Thus, the session lumbrerense the Municipal Council approved the designation of 'The Carnations' for the new equipment they also "be deleted a Tranche accident concentration on the road linking the town with the hamlet of La Station-Esparragal ".
In this regard, the City Council and the Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, are completing work on the construction of the new roundabout which has 30 meters in diameter inside and 41 outside diameter , and an adequate drainage system.
With an investment of 298,100 euros, the performances are also discussing the expansion of the road that will have one lane of 5.5 meters wide and have shoulders of a meter.
Also, the new Rotunda in which have placed carnations represented by sculpture, will have its corresponding marking and signage, both horizontal and vertical, as well as new lighting that will provide the money and improve visibility of existing intersection before.
In this regard, Sanchez concluded explaining that "this project will benefit all the people that go to farms and livestock located in this part of town."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras