Portal de Puerto Lumbreras
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The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Mª Ángeles Túnez, met today with the Minister of Development and Infrastructure, Patricio Valverde, to agree on the start-up of the works for the construction of a roundabout on the regional highway RM-D16, which They will start in mid-July.
The new roundabout in Puerto Lumbreras will order traffic in 1.8 million journeys per year along the RM-D16 highway, which is the main communication route between the urban core of this municipality and the hamlet of La Estación-El Esparragal.
This work involves a regional investment of 232,000 euros.
The infrastructure will have an external diameter of 36 meters and 20 inside.
The roadway will be formed by a six-meter lane, with a one-meter shoulder.
Inside the roundabout there will be a central island paved with a garden parterre.
The work will be completed with the signage, pavement and lighting of it.
"The implementation of this action is key to increasing road safety in the municipality, since it will involve the elimination of a black spot for traffic, which will also lead to an important improvement in traffic and access to the local market. Won, "explained the Mayor.
"With this action, we will provide optimal visibility for users of this regional route by replacing the current intersection, which does not have the appropriate regulation, with a modern roundabout," said Patricio Valverde, who highlighted that the number of heavy vehicles used annually the RM-D16 exceeds 115,000.
The new roundabout will have four branches, which will serve the Animal Disinfection Center and Livestock Market, the urban center of the municipality, a rural road, and the hamlet of La Estación-Esparragal.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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