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The works consisted in extending 8 meters platform, the construction of a roundabout sign repair and renovation of vertical and horizontal signage.
The improvement of the road linking Puerto Lumbreras with the Lorca-Aguilas motorway benefits 380,000 vehicles driving through it a year
The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, Francisco Barnabas, today inaugurated the improved performance RM-D19 road that links Puerto Lumbreras with the Lorca-Aguilas motorway, which had a budget of the Regional Government 2.1 million euros.
In this sense, the Mayor explained that "the improvements that have taken place in the RM-D19 make the traffic on this road is more comfortable and more fluid. In addition, significantly increased the road safety of citizens in Ultimately, it is our main objective. "
Barnabas said: "The road is one of the main roads of the communication network of the region, connecting three of the most centers of population in the area, and also provides an essential service to the residents, farmers and ranchers in this area, home to a large agricultural area. "
Thus, the Minister of Public Works said that "about 380,000 vehicles travel this road each year, with an average daily traffic of 1,031 drivers, of which many pass with agricultural machinery, hence the importance of providing the best conditions driving and security to users who use this road. "
Bernabe said that this work "repairing damage on this road by earthquakes in Lorca and the flood, with improved wide platform and its layout is achieved."
Improving road safety
The upgrading works have been developed on a stretch of eight kilometers, directly benefiting more than 14,000 people of Puerto Lumbreras, as well as the residents of Lorca town of Venta Ceferino.
One of the main improvements of the road involved the extension of the platform, which has grown from an approximate width of 5 meters at a road 6 meters, which will provide two lanes of 3 meters, and two shoulders of a meter each.
The construction of a roundabout at the end of stage, at the intersection with the RM-620 road from Puri to Pulpi, is another benefit of this work, which contributes to improving the regulation of traffic on this road.
The work has also involved the repair firm, using the extended hot asphalt replacing the old surface treatment, replacement of gutters, the extension of the existing cross drainage works and renewal of all road signs and Horizontal and the containment elements.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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