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Vacationers these days take the opportunity to visit and take pictures on the bridge Risa La Manga and have noted the renovation of this unique infrastructure, which has become an icon of La Manga.
The mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez, Utilities Councilman Jose Miguel Luengo, the headman mayor of La Manga, Rosa Dos Santos and the mayor of Tourism, Antonio Martinez, along with several councilors of the government team visited that morning works already completed and fully operational.
José Miguel Luengo explained that the works have included the renovation of the bridge walkway pavers and natural stone sidewalks marked in a different tone to improve pedestrian safety to contributing a new Corten steel railing.
The peculiar aesthetics of the bridge, which has been lowered slightly the slope remains a rejuvenated and treatment of stone that covers it.
Luengo emphasized the aesthetic value of this infrastructure, which this morning have been immortalized dozens of people, and the need to keep it in perfect condition as an attraction of the town.
The works were awarded 90,000 euros that have been funded 80 percent by the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia and the rest by the City.
The mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez said that this work demonstrates once again the commitment of the government team with La Manga and his bid to boost their tourism values.
Martinez recalled that La Manga captured all investments "emergency" at the beginning of the legislature to improve their sanitation.
"A large playground, completion and commissioning of the sports hall and a School of Early Childhood Education, confirm our commitment to the improvement of La Manga," said the Mayor.
The headman mayor of La Manga Rosa Dos Santos, praised the latter work "that residents perceive improvements and thus receive them."
Rosa Dos Santos attributed to bridge an iconic value that attracts visitors will discover that now rejuvenated and better conditions.
For his part, Councillor for Tourism and Beaches, Antonio Martínez, stressed the importance of maintaining this infrastructure which dates from 1978 and is the only urban vestige in La Manga of the initial idea of ​​Tomás Maestre to create a small residential Venice.
The Catalan architect Antonio Bonet i Castellana ideo this residential Venice, riddled with channels, which differed from the Italian by having an access road.
The bridge of La Risa, built to overcome the Gola del Charco imitated the style of the bridges of Venice although its construction arc that exceeded the midpoint and was becoming almost pointed conferred a steep slope that ended giving name to the feeling experienced to cross by car.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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