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The Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, will install a system from landslides on the main access road to Abarán, MR-513, which connects the town with the A-30 (Cartagena -Albacete), to improve road safety for drivers and pedestrians.
The Director of Roads, Jose Guijarro, said that acting on this road, which runs adjacent to the slope of a hill, "will strengthen the road safety conditions and minimize breakdowns caused by the possibility of a landslide or stones on the road, which will benefit drivers in more than five million journeys a year recorded in this way, as well as pedestrians passing through the area. "
Through this project, which is currently under contract, we will act on the slope in areas susceptible to landslides, where seven wire mesh installed, four to five meters high, and a steel cable net protection 200 square meters, "which act as support and prevent slipping of rocks on the road," said the director general.
Jose Guijarro explained that "because of its uniqueness, the work of installing these systems, involving an investment of over € 400,000 by the Ministry, will be made by qualified personnel to ensure proper placement."
In the case of the most difficult areas of access, use cranes to facilitate the installation of various security features.
"Since the Ministry was acting from different fields to enhance road safety conditions in the regional road.
This project, in particular, prevent ground movement or natural phenomena like rain or wind cause dragging dirt and rocks onto the road, which will result in the comfort of pedestrians and drivers at the entrance to the town of Abarán "concluded Jose Guijarro.
Source: CARM
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