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The Councilors of Urban Development and Rural Development of the City of Lorca, Satur Martínez and Angel Meca, respectively, have announced the emergency action that is being developed on the slope of the Castle of Lorca to eliminate the landslides caused by the episodes of copious rainfall Registered last December and thus be able to reopen to traffic the road down the fortress.

Martinez stressed that "the cost of emergency action on the slope of the Castle amounts to 42,000 euros, including the facultative address and security plan of the work to be done, and is being carried out by a Lorca company. This action that has been under way since this week, the biggest stones are being chopped off to be able to remove them later liberating the circulation space. Likewise, different zones are being sanitized along the route to guarantee its optimum state.

Ángel Meca, meanwhile, has indicated that "it will also proceed to shuffle the perimeter of the rocky massif of the Castle. The rains caused several landslides on the slopes, so now it is necessary to re-clean them, just as they leave This work, which will last for a little more than fifteen days, will guarantee the good condition of the road and we will be able to reopen it so that The circulation to the Castle and the Parador is standardized, while increasing the safety of the road and is prepared for the future.

In this sense, the Edil de Urbanismo pointed out that "after this punctual and emergency action will have to implement a definitive solution such as the placement of a dynamic barrier and a protection mesh.These very important actions are part of the project to improve access To the Castle of Lorca that the Autonomous Community will hire shortly and that a few days ago was released. This is a fundamental improvement that will be implemented to improve the safety of the rocky massif and continue to expand protection in this area.

Ángel Meca recalled that "since the arrival to the Mayor's office of Francisco Jodar have been carried out actions of consolidation and meshing fundamental in different parts of the municipality, such as Calvario Viejo, San Lázaro and, of course, on the hillside of the Castle, where The actions implemented before and after the earthquakes of 2011 have become very useful tools to avoid major evils in the face of precipitation episodes. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca