The mayor, Francisco Jodar, has visited the construction sites of this broad street linking the Santa Quiteria Virgen de las Huertas and the malls.
At present they are installing new service lines to the Community Irrigation and starting the filling Tiata irrigation canal, where pipes 2 m in diameter for rainwater will become.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, this morning visited along with Councilman Works, Eulalia Ibarra, construction of the new Avenida de la Ronda, which, once concluida- width will more than double than it has which is now the main thoroughfare to get from one point to another of the city, the Avenida Juan Carlos I.
Francisco Jodar explained that "this wide street, called to be the backbone of the city to join the one hand the Santa Quiteria and Virgen de las Huertas with malls and other such areas with the district of San Antonio, will and two lanes in each direction, to decongest the city traffic, a service road on the side of Quijero and one that will veer Poet For Vico, to facilitate access to neighboring properties. "
The mayor noted that "in addition, at the curb, at least 2 meters wide, along the line started since I was mayor, this major project includes a bike path 3m wide, for what it is raised a parallel round the side of the Comprehensive Security Center to which the current width of the avenue will be extended wall. These bike lanes will be added to those built under my mandate from the Virgen de las Huertas Cazalla, from the Perez Casas roundabout to the hospital and soon another flight on Avenida Europe and numerous ciclocalles. With them we promote as had never been sustainable mobility ".
31 new parking spaces
The mayor explained that "the works that are underway also include renovation of public lighting, more woodland that existed until now in the area and 31 parking spaces in the vicinity of the malls Pavilion and bridge removal Vallecas and the Union of the Alameda de Cervantes Road Eagles, which will be replaced by two large roundabouts with vegetation. "
To do all this project a reality at present are installing new pipes built in a factory of Lorca 1,600 mm.
for service to the Community Irrigation and starting the filling of the hollow, where a pipe diameter of 2 meters for collecting rainwater that reach this area and over 600 mm will also be made.
to service the Commonwealth of Taibilla Channel.
The ring road Lorcaes an important infrastructure that is referred to in different urban design and city plans that have been developed in recent decades.
However, until this year had not executed any work to make it happen, with thanks to the achievement by the City of Lorca deFondos Feder of the European Union (covering 80% of the work in advance without interest by the Autonomous Community ) and the contribution to the economic development of Lorca by State Lotteries (20%) failed to start when the first investment of 7 million euro, which will continue in other areas of the track thanks to the commitment of Regional government.
Specifically these first performances are located bypassing the city center from the east, north-south orientation and are divided into two sections by the shaft matches "Alameda de Cervantes / old road of Eagles", beginning with the gazebo where they intersect the Fast Track Eagles and South Ronda and reaching the current location of Puente de Vallecas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca