The Councilor for Transport of the City of Lorca, Javier Pelegrín, has announced that the Consistory is updating the inventory of bus stops in the municipality with the aim of improving this wide and complex network of infrastructures.
Pelegrín pointed out that "nowadays we count on the length and breadth of the municipal area with more than 500 stops for the school bus, a considerable figure that attends to the size of the municipality and the number of deputations. An updated and reliable map that allows us to improve the maintenance and guarantee the best facilities.It will be a tool with geolocation and that will pick up the characteristics of each stop to improve its maintenance that will now be carried out by the City Council. To improve its state of face to the beginning of the school course the next 11 of September ".
In this sense, Edil stressed that "over the years, some of these stops have become obsolete, while others have been created very close, generating doubts for drivers and users. More appropriate locations and generate greater consensus among school communities. "
Pelegrín has announced that "we are already talking with neighborhood groups, and we will continue during the next months, to agree on the best locations for the different stops. Some of them have proposed changes of location to facilitate their use by all students. The transfer of others is also being studied to improve safety, choosing locations that are suitable for both users and vehicles. "
"Having a new detailed inventory and geolocation," said the Councilor for Transport, "will allow us to respond promptly to the demands of users. In case of any damage and will no longer need to find the location of the stop through the road or county , But with the number of inventory it will be possible to proceed expeditiously, guaranteeing the state and its use by the students of districts and neighborhoods that use this service daily.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca