| Furthermore, in recent months, work has been done to continue processing new tenders that favor economic recovery | The Ministry of Development and Infrastructure is progressing "at a good pace" in the construction of new roads and urban regeneration in the neighborhoods of Lorca.
This was explained today by the Director General of Roads, José Antonio Fernández Lladó, who visited the action that is being carried out in the Central South Round, near completion, which involves the construction of a new bridge over the Guadalentín river and that It will lead to a notable improvement in the mobility of the city. He highlighted the effort made by the Community so that during the state of confinement caused by the coronavirus "essential services will continue to be provided in the area of ??roads and the most important works will be carried out." The director added that "we have worked so that the certifications of the works of the contracts will be processed in a timely manner, so that the construction companies continue to charge for their services." Fernández Lladó explained that during the last two months the Ministry has been working intensively in the processing of new public works tenders that favor the economic reactivation of the construction sector. Thus, he explained that the remodeling work of the regional highway that connects Puerto Lumbreras with the Lorca district of Almendricos (RM-D17) was recently awarded, and that section 1 of the South Central Round is in the process of being awarded.
Likewise, the remodeling of the Caravaca highway (RM-711) is currently underway. The head of Roads recalled that the urban regeneration work on Avenida de Europa de Lorca and adjacent streets, which include the railway station environment, has recently been completed and that it has had a regional investment worth 3 million euros .
Source: CARM