Part of the project for the upgrading of the road RM-332, between Cuesta Blanca and Los Ruices, with an overall regional investment of seven million euros
The Minister of Public Works and Planning, José Ballesta, together with the mayors of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, and Fuente Alamo, María Antonia Conesa, today launched the new variant of Tallante in the municipality of Cartagena.
"This is an operation carried out in one of the main communication routes of the coastal zone of the Region, Cartagena and Aguilas, which benefits more than a million and a half of drivers traveling on this road for a year and also are directed towards the region of Andalusia, "the responsible autonomy.
"With the commissioning of this new variant," he continued forced the move will prevent the population of Tallante and easy access to the blades and the town of Fuente Alamo, while it carries out the construction of two new variants in Cuesta Blanca and ports, which ensure greater comfort and quality of life for neighboring residents and drivers who travel between the regions of Lower Guadalentín and the Campo de Cartagena. "
In the section that opens to traffic, 2,500 meters long, has undertaken the construction of a platform 11 meters wide with one lane in each direction and associated verges, roundabouts and three new 40-meter diameter with two lanes of 3.5 meters and 1.5 meter shoulders to organize the movement.
It also has placed a new lighting system at the roundabouts to provide access to Tallante, shovels, and the town of Fuente Alamo, in order to increase the visibility and safety at night.
Similarly, we have implemented appropriate engineering works to save the natural flow of water flow in the area.
The work was completed with the placement of signs for both horizontal and vertical, and the beacon over the entire length and with a service road newly created five meters wide.
Global improvement project
This action is part of a larger project being carried out on the road RM-332, between Cuesta Blanca and Los Ruices, with an investment of seven million euros and that includes the improvement of a total of ten miles, through the construction of a general version of 8.4 km with eight new roundabouts to improve traffic safety at intersections and removing a black dot at the height of overhead doors, and packaging other than 1.6 kilometers the extension of tight bends and expansion of the platform.
"It's a priority order for the regional government for continuous improvement of Road Network in the Community, so that the new variant, which will feature more than eight kilometers long, will seek a more smooth and secure communications between Cuesta Blanca, Ports de Arriba, and Los Ruices Tallante, "the counselor.
Source: CARM