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González Tovar visits the viaducts and tunnels in the A-7 in Lorca (11/11/2011)

The Government delegate, Rafael González Tovar, this morning visited the emergency works to the Ministry of Development, through the Demarcation of State Highways in Murcia, is doing in the river Guadalentín viaducts and tunnels of Lorca to repair the damage caused by the earthquake in May in the A-7, which has a budget of 2.4 million euros.

González Tovar, who was accompanied by Diego Peñarrubia Blasco, delegate of the Commissioner of the Government of Spain for Lorca, and Angel Garcia Garay, head of the Demarcation of State Highways, recalled that the earthquakes occurred in this area produced significant damage in that highway, located mainly on the viaduct located before the entrance to the tunnel Lorca, Murcia-Almeria sense.

Specifically, at kilometer 594 of the highway.

It has also reported that in the 30 hours after the earthquake damage was repaired, and also immediately, experts from the Ministry of Development and the Center for Studies and Experimentation of Public Works (CEDEX), specialists in structures, geotechnics and tunnel , made technical visits to the tunnels and viaducts.

These reports and studies prepared showed the safety of installations and the recommendation to adapt the structures to the seismic regulations of 2007 to improve the structural response of the viaducts in the future if there were a new earthquake of greater intensity.

This adaptation has led to the realization of a series of works being carried out at a good pace.

In this sense, González Tovar stated that this morning completed the work of replacing the viaduct together towards Almería, while in Murcia sense already taken place.

Furthermore, in this task, the whole works to make in the A-7 passing through Lorca included:

In the viaducts

- Repair of structural elements (abutments, columns, panels ...).

- Indication of work.

- Structural analysis, visits and inspections of control and surveillance.

- Safety and health.

- Environmental Management

In the tunnel, galleries, installations, slopes and roads:

- Sealing of cracks in both the vault and in gables.

- Repair contrabóveda in the north gallery.

- Disassembly, revision, and subsequent placement of the fans.

- Replacement of the booths and damaged electrical equipment.