The City of Cartagena has begun this week the work for the remodeling of the main access road of El Albujón, the avenue of the Constitution, and convert it, within a maximum period of 5 months, on a modern, accessible boulevard with abundant area landscaped, for which a total of 319,886.56 euros will be invested.
The Councilor for Infrastructure, Juan Pedro Torralba recalled that "the main objective pursued with this infrastructure is to avoid the floods that occurred at the intersection of Constitution Avenue with the streets Hogeras de San Juan, Batalla de El Albujón and La Aljorra road, which in many cases made the area practically impassable. "
Thus, the works include the replacement of the sanitation network to prevent the accumulation of water, the renewal of the lighting and the pavement to adapt it to the accessibility regulations, as well as the integral reform of the Plaza del Casino.
"The works of this square of about 500 square meters involve the placement of new street furniture with banks and bins, the modification of the current source by a passable.
In addition, we are going to plant trees both in the plaza and in the margin of the Avenida de la Constitución.
The works have begun just after the Fiestas de San Juan, as we asked the neighbors, since this way they develop their main activities, "said the mayor.
In addition, new traffic lights will be installed with push buttons for pedestrians, the zebra crossings will be extended from 1 to 4, 6 ornamental lamps will be installed in the Casino square and the connections to the sewerage network will be renewed throughout the area of ​​operation .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena