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Five districts have been rebuilt since the earthquakes and another ten are being worked on, in which the regional government has so far invested 55.6 million euros

The Community will allocate this year and the next 27 million euros to complete the renovation of the neighborhoods of Lorca that were affected by the earthquakes of 2011. The Minister of Presidency and Fomento, Pedro Rivera, who today visited the reconstruction works of the neighborhood of Los Angeles-Apolonia, accompanied by the mayor, Fulgencio Gil, stressed that "Lorca has been and continues to be a priority for the regional government, we maintain a firm commitment to the municipality and we will not stop working until the last family returns home and All neighborhoods are renovated. "

Pedro Rivera stressed that "since the earthquakes, the regional government has allocated 55.6 million euros in the renovation of neighborhoods," adding that "the Vineyard, Alfonso X, San José, San Diego and San are already fully completed. Juan, actions that have allowed the neighbors to return to their homes and have generated more than 220 direct jobs, with an investment of 20 million euros. "

At present, work is underway on the reconstruction of the ten districts of Calvario, Ramblilla de San Lázaro, San Pedro, Santa María, San Cristóbal, Los Angeles-Apolonia, Avellaneda, Santa Quiteria, San Fernando and Juan Carlos I Avenue. The counselor said that "in the construction of the new Lorca and in the definition of the works have participated neighbors, who have known the details of the works to be executed and have made their contributions so that the performances are better adapted to their needs" .

In the coming months, work will begin on Alameda de Cervantes, Cristo Rey-La Salud, Avenida Europa and Avenida Santa Clara, with a budget of more than 13.5 million euros.

In total, more than 40,000 Lorca will benefit from the renovation of some twenty neighborhoods, which will have been invested, when the works end, 82.5 million euros.

Works in Los Angeles-Apolonia

In addition, the counselor said that "the works of the urban renewal of Los Angeles-Apolonia are going smoothly, and has already executed 25 percent of the work planned."

This action will improve the interconnection and accessibility of the neighborhood, where 2,500 people live, and which is the traditional entrance to the city by the East through the Avenue of the Armed Forces, which connects with the city center.

The works are running on an area of ​​155.0000 square meters and have a budget of 3.8 million euros.

The works consist of the construction of pedestrian ramps and stairs to correct the different levels in the current design of the neighborhood and to promote the pedestrian crossing between this neighborhood and the university campus.

Two of the ramps will facilitate the passage of neighbors and students between the avenue of Los Angeles and the street full professor Joaquín Casalduero, through the existing alley and Isabel María Jiménez García Street;

The third will be located in Los Angeles Park, which connects the end of Fuente del Oro Street, through the street journalist Huertas Galindo.

For its part, the new staircase will give access between the streets Professor Joaquín Casalduero and the extension of the street painter Luis Tornero.

All supply and service infrastructures (sanitation, supply, electricity, gas, street lighting and communications networks) will be renewed with efficiency and energy saving criteria.

There will be improvement in the drainage and collection of rainwater, with three new collectors of greater capacity and a new network of scuppers and grates.

The works began in December and the execution period is 12 months.

These works will improve the circulation of traffic with the construction of a two-lane roundabout that will connect the medical streets Antonio Pelegrín Medina, Campuzano and Navarra and the Avenue of the Armed Forces and facilitate access to the university campus.

The first of the planned actions, the rehabilitation of the House of the Captain, is already finished.

This center will become a space for the Poncemar Foundation to care for the elderly, and will host the Chair of Gerontology at the University of Murcia.

Source: CARM