Accounts for more than 6.9 million euros for activities associated with transportation, housing and recovery of the architectural heritage in Puerto Lumbreras
The Minister of Public Works and Planning, José Ballesta, with the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, today unveiled the first phase project of building a great bike path, 50 miles, funded by the regional government unite the whole region of Guadalentín.
The bike path will cross the valley and join Guadalentín Librilla Puerto Lumbreras to power, according to José Ballesta, "mobility more efficiently and with less energy expenditure."
Therefore, the Minister during his visit to the town lumbrerense with his management team said that "this will be one of the great performances planned for this region, connecting through a green lane municipalities in the area, creating a bond between them via to promote the use of alternative transportation methods, such as cycling. "
The initial phase of works to be auctioned soon, connect with Lorca Puerto Lumbreras over 16 km and has a budget of 3.7 million euros.
"The aim is to give continuity to the network of bike lanes connecting promoted from the regional government throughout the Community to the time spent public money on infrastructure which creates jobs and allows execution boost the regional economy within the context of the current financial crisis "said José Ballesta.
Among the activities funded by the Ministry in this town stands the competition of ideas to transform the priest's house in a new public space for residents, whose budget amounts to € 150,000.
In addition, it will create a public park of over 7,000 square meters.
More investment in transport
The Directorate General for Transport and Ports also has granted Puerto Lumbreras, a municipality which has adopted in full integration into the Public Transport Authority, three grants worth 667,256 euros in order to create a bicycle transportation system for public use through loan and automatic control, building bus stops in different parts of the city with billboards, marquees and programmable displays, and to carry out works to improve the truck parking.
On the other hand, Public Works will finance the feasibility study for improving the municipal public transport service.
Housing and Communications
In addition, the Housing and Land Institute (IVS) developed two performances at the city through special funding Revitalization Plan-led regional government in 2008.
In particular, it has been awarded a grant of 200,000 euros to the City to rehabilitate 93 housing within the Repair Plan, through which the IVS will invest 1.8 million euros to put the regional park of social housing under a lease.
Also soon begin construction of housing in the plot that the Institute acquired in the last competition of soil.
Finally, it was noted that this year work began to put the Station Bridge, as well as create a roundabout to reduce accidents on the road from Puerto Lumbreras to the railway station, D-16 at its intersection with the Way of the Gun, whose works are being recruited for an amount of 500,000 euros.
Also completed the redevelopment of urban stretch of the road D-16, and improvement of road environment Eagles, D-19, works which will have a regional government grant of 1.7 million euros.
Source: CARM