It will carry out the expansion of the platform, the rectification of the layout and improvement of drainage system
The Director of Roads, Jose Guijarro, accompanied by the mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, today made the first stone of the works to improve road safety on the road connecting the town of Lorca with Zarzadilla Totana (RM-C9) in the surroundings of the Rambla del Muerto.
"With the execution of these works, the regional government takes a further step in the process of overall improvement of this road, which constitutes the backbone of communication between the residents of Lorca with the villages of Barranco del Prado, Torrealvilla, Rambla de Torrealvilla, Zuniga, La Juncosa and Zarzadilla of Totana, "said Jose Guijarro.
"For this reason," he continued this project represents a performance with a high social benefit and that meets the needs of the residents of a large area of ​​Lorca municipality in the Lower Shire Guadalentín full. "
In this way, it will carry out the refurbishment of a section of 800 meters around kilometer 12 of the said road, crossing the Rambla del Muerto, which will run at 80 miles per hour through two lanes of 3 , 5 feet wide with shoulders for a meter and 0.5 meter shoulders.
The works, whose investment is 583,471 euros, also provide for the correction of the path to increase the radius of the curves up to 400 meters, and the implementation of adequate cross drainage work to eliminate the ford of the roadway.
Also, be followed by conditioning access to the three existing adjacent roads in the area.
In the course of La Rambla is placed precast concrete frames to facilitate drainage and the passage of people and livestock.
In addition, repeated the firm in the entire section under performance and install appropriate safety barriers and signage.
"The first phase of works for the overall improvement of this road, was the upgrading of the road from mile 8 to 13, with an investment of 600,000 euros, while that the next project to run, has a budget of six million euros, and will be held on the first eight miles of the road, "said Jose Guijarro.
"The Directorate General of Highways projects are undertaken as today starts to roads outside the school network they have the appropriate safety and comfort in movement," he said.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca