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On Tuesday, one of the accesses will paved the Castle of Lorca (03/08/2011)

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Technicians with this performance guarantee the safety of the climb to the Fortress of the Sun and the integrity of the people of Uptown, but would be enhanced with a containment barrier of 4,000 m2.

The City seeks funding to undertake the consolidation of the opposite side of the mountain to open the other gate.

Councillors Works and Tourism of the Municipality of Lorca, Angel Francisco Montiel Mecca respectively, reported that on Tuesday will open one of the entrances to the Castle of Lorca asphalt, once technicians have guaranteed security after the first performances of consolidation of the hillside to prevent rock falls also in Uptown.

Mecca has explained that "even on Tuesday completed the work of installation of a dynamic barrier of 5 meters high energy absorption capacity of 2,000 kJ and linear cover 400 meters in zones 1 and 4 which have been divided performances of consolidation of the mountain, and therefore up to the castle will be safe on the road down which is usually, professionals will continue to reinforce preventive measures in this side with a retaining wall of approximately 4,000 m2, a few bolts anchored 6 meters long, and that will support a takeover of 6 tonnes per m2. "

Mecca Angel reported that the city of Lorca hired via emergency works for the consolidation of two new areas of solid rock on which sits the castle of the city, following the landslides suffered by the earthquakes of May 11 and after a study commissioned by a company specialized in the area destined to know the current status of this area, since it is already feared that the earthquakes have affected an important role in this perimeter.

The report found that the instability of the rocks had increased severely, forcing an emergency action to ensure safety around the castle and on the side of it.

The areas that have suffered more damage in need of more urgent action is Zone 1, located on the link roads up and down the castle, and 4, which corresponds to the branch down the road of mass circulation rock (between the water tank and the end of the houses in the neighborhood near you).

With respect to zone 1 the report states that it is this in which there was a major collapse of the mountain, with rockfalls with height greater than 6 m and weights exceeding 70 tonnes.

In fact, a stone of more than 10 tons rolled down the hill destroying the road in its path and ending its journey inches from the back wall of a house, after breaking the wall in advance that marked the backyard same.

The rest of the rocks along with a detached part of the wall, on the hillside were clearly unstable in balance with the risk of travel, either by the compression of smaller stones now made wedge effect, by the action of new seismic (earthquake aftershocks) or by the action of atmospheric agents (eg rain).

The treatment and the actions being undertaken include the turning of the loose material and crushed by backhoe tracks 30-35 ton jackhammer fitted.

The material so treated will remain in the area as a scree so you never need to transfer to landfill.

The earthquake caused landslides in 3 to Zone 4

Municipal sources have indicated that zone 4 had produced three slides: a 10, 60 and 80 meters of the deposit.

The treatment applied to the area will be the same as that used successfully in Zone 2.

Given the urgency of the actions that must be executed in the bulk of the castle, and proceeded to sign an emergency decree that contains a technical report and other law made by local technicians who have been referred to the Delegation of Government to finance these actions (whose cost amounts to 1,273,000 euros) will be assumed by the state.

Search for funding for the consolidation of the other side

Mecca has explained that in parallel with the execution of this work, which is 40% of its execution, the City Council is seeking funding sources for the consolidation of areas 9 and 10 of the slope, for which up to 11 May was the road up to the castle, and to improve other alternative access to the Fortress of the Sun

For his part, Councillor for Tourism, Francisco Montiel, recalled that "during the time of execution of these works, the castle is open to the public and can be reached through Tuesday across the path from San Jose neighborhood."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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