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This is a new technology that the Department implemented in various sections of the National Road Network of the Autonomous Region of Murcia to improve road safety for users
The Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, to the end of the year installed 44 new streetlights 'shock' at the point of light on the road D-11, Old Port Road, which connects Lorca the deputation of Torrecilla.
The lamps designed to reduce injury in accidents when a vehicle collision with them, are made from fiberglass reinforced polymer, in line with EU legislation on passive safety.
Although today its use is not mandatory, and there are several countries that have begun to install them on its roads, which are yielding good results.
In this sense, the general director of Roads, Jose Guijarro, said that "at the points of the National Road Network of the Autonomous Region of Murcia where they have already installed these streetlights have prevented casualties, as well in this section, soon begin to be placed on the highway Alhama-Campo de Cartagena ", a regional infrastructure that the government put into operation last year.
In addition, the new lighting reduces energy consumption and cost by 40 percent, so that "increased energy efficiency also serves to reduce costs and emissions, while improving road safety area by improving the quality of lighting, "commented Guijarro.
The number of streetlights to be installed is determined by the legal requirements depending on the type of asphalt, traffic volume, road type and speed limit.
The works, which will begin in the coming weeks, have a deadline of three months.
Some of the lamps shock, such as those installed in Lorca, have already been installed on other roads in the Regional Network.
In the picture, the road RM-F35, in the Campo de Cartagena.
Source: CARM
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