The Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, this morning visited the works being carried out in the Calle Real, after completion of water works prior to installation of a drive and pipes that collect the water in the streets Carmen Tolosa Latour and the amount has surpassed one million euros.
The central area, before walking, and is paved and is preparing to order that, in about ten days, can begin to go through and cut vehicle traffic lane which is currently located on the side of the facade buildings.
This will become the new boulevard with pedestrian and bike lanes, and one of the rows of palm trees, while the other row will be used to separate the two new lanes.
The idea is to avoid the problems of cutting up traffic, so before cutting a lane will qualify the other, said the mayor.
The work of Calle Real, which is included as one of the star actuacioens Plan E government funding, will begin with a first phase in the Arsenal wall, from the cruise port management made and will continue in a second phase covering the street facades of buildings.
The planned construction of a plaza in front of Arsenal and also there will be a dedicated lane for incorporation into the building.
As for parking in the Arsenal side remains almost the number, not in the opposite direction, which will be set aside large areas for loading and unloading supplies around the town.
In total, the street is 700 meters long and 30 meters wide, of which 11.5 will be the sidewalk.
For its part, the number of palm trees that make up the avenue will be 220, using the works to remove them, clean them up and pruning.
According to Pilar Barreiro, this is a major work with a budget of over four million euros, and will cause a significant change in the appearance of this area, making the road more suitable for pedestrians, personal desire I had long.
After visiting the works of Royal Street, the mayor, accompanied by Councillor for Infrastructure, José Vicente Albaladejo, has found other works included in Plan E, such as remodeling the plaza of San Antonio and Luis Tallante, with a budget of 145,139 euros, and the extension of social local Perín, whose budget amounts to 202,000 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena