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Improve safety performance on a path that connects, among other coastal towns, Isla Plana, El Mojon and La Azohía

The Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, will invest 463,000 euros for the removal of a section of concentration of road accidents at an intersection near the Quarry council, which connects Cartagena to Mazarron through various coastal communities.

The event will consist of the construction of a roundabout at the intersection where the roads converge RM-E20, which connects this point with Marfagones Mills, the RM-E21, which allows access to coastal town Galifa and El Portus, and RM -E22, which connects the cities of Cartagena and Mazarrón through various coastal communities of interest, including Isla Plana, El Mojon and La Azohía.

The Director of Roads, Jose Guijarro, said that this work "will greatly improve road safety in the interest of users in more than a million journeys are recorded each year by this route," adding that the improvement will be appreciated " especially during the summer, when an increase in the inflow to the coastal towns of the area. "

For works to eliminate this black spot one roundabout will be constructed 40 meters in diameter will have an island within 12 m radius and a two-lane roadway with four meters each.

Also, the roundabout will be drainage and lighting system.

Finally, the signals will be installed vertical, horizontal and beacon.

Guijarro recalled that this type of road infrastructure "facilitates the incorporation of vehicles at intersections, as well as being a key contributor to reducing road accidents," a very important goal for the regional government. "

Source: CARM