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The Minister of Works, Housing and Transport, José Ballesta, and the director general of Transport and Highways, Carmen Sandoval, presented this morning at a press conference the start of work on the bike path linking Santiago de La Ribera AFB San Javier, which will run the Department of Public Works on the highway F-34, which runs alongside the Mar Menor from La Ribera to the highway that connects Cabo de Palos to the Albujón.
"This is a stretch of 2.3 km to be run on a route frequented by cyclists, due to the great potential for tourism in the area, to the excellent weather conditions and the flatness of the terrain, both of which invite to cycling, "said Minister José Ballesta.
The aim of the action that has begun to be implemented to coincide with the closing of the European Mobility Week is to promote sustainable mobility in the region by cycling and road safety for cyclists and drivers traveling by the F-34, since the action that has a cost of 633,640 euros, also includes conditioning and strengthening the road surface.
In this sense, the director general of Transport and Highways, Carmen Sandoval, stressed that this action "intends to continue with the connection network of bike paths that are driving the various municipalities in the region to promote sustainable mobility, through coordination of the ministries involved in this project: Tourism and Consumer Affairs, Culture, Youth and Sports, Sustainable Development and Public Works, Housing and Transportation. "
Thus, the performance has begun to run Works on the highway F-34 will connect the town of San Javier and Los Alcazares, which already has a bike path that connects the town with The Narejos.
In addition to the cycling connection del Mar Menor, the Ministry of Public Works is studying the construction project of bicycle lane in the Shire of Guadalentín, linking the towns of Puerto Lumbreras, Lorca, Totana, Alhama de Murcia and booklets, which is an important action from the environmental point of view, sports, tourism and social for all inhabitants of the area.
Twelve kilometers of bicycle paths executed
The Ministry of Public Works, through the Directorate General for Transport and Highways and Public Transport Authority is working to define strategies and measures to enable the evolution to a more efficient mobility and lower energy consumption, promoting, among other projects, a network of bicycle lanes that would connect using the different municipalities of the Region.
The sections of bike lanes implemented by Public Works include the variation of Villanueva, the MU-314 (section-Atamaria Portman), the MU-523 (access to Ulea) Archena variant, the road from Los Urrutias and variant eagles, which is about 12 kilometers of bicycle paths executed.
In addition, the Ministry is currently developing the rehabilitation and improvement of the C-3223, Yecla, which includes a bike lane stretch of 1.4 kilometers, is planned reordering of accesses to Cabezo Beaza in Cartagena, which will also with a length of 1.4 km bike lane will connect with the polygon Cabezo Torreciega Beaza.
Pavement strengthening the F-34
F-34 road that links La Ribera to the road between Cape Palos and El Albujón, has a daily average of 4,090 vehicles and 674 heavy vehicles due to traffic in summer, and use by trucks transport of goods throughout the area surrounding much of the west coast of Mar Menor.
Because of this, the sign was damaged and needed improved drainage, as the current of the first section that the rains caused the sewage overflow exists.
This coupled with the concrete wall that the Air Force Base has been parallel to the road and obstructs the passage of water in its natural course, causing flooding and calm water.
Therefore, the Directorate General for Transport and Highways wrote this project in order to correct the deficiencies noted and to serve in the best conditions of safety and comfort.
The work will consist in strengthening the current strong base of an adjustment and compaction of a layer of hot asphalt on the spread and compacted to a surface course of five inches thick.
Source: CARM
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