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Councilor José Ballesta and Infrastructure Councillor Jose Vicente Albaladejo, together with the Director General of Highways, Jose Guijarro Gallego and the Town Planning and infrastructure of the Union, Carlos Martínez visited the completion of the work for removing a point black on the road connecting the highway to La Manga in La Union.

The traffic on this route, which has over one million vehicles per year, multiplied by three in the summer.

The renovation work of the RM-F43 road, crossing the towns of El Llano and the Strait belong to the council Cartagena El Beal.

The action has received funding of 442,467 euros, by the Ministry of Public Works and Planning, has allowed to improve road safety and improve traffic conditions in the itinerary Campo de Cartagena-Mar Menor.

José Ballesta has said that this action, which involved the removal of a black dot, will benefit one million drivers who travel this road annually, intensity is multiplied by three in the summer to go to the beaches of Mar Menor, Cabo de Palos and La Manga.

For his part, Councillor Albaladejo thanked the investors for its repeated and consistent efforts of road safety and improving communication between La Manga, Cartagena and La Union.

The manager pointed out that regional investment in 2009 Road Safety Program amounted to 24 million euros and watched the removal of 22 black spots and accident concentration sections.

For his part, Jose Guijarro Gallego added that the works carried out meet the adequacy of a T-type intersection at km two-lane to give it power to allow left turns and lane changes that enable the output speed and incorporation into the road, with the particularity to facilitate changes of direction.

The works are complemented by the lighting, signage and marking for and improving the layout of the track.

Finally, José Ballesta has stressed that in the past year have removed 20 black spots of traffic accidents.

The counselor explains that it is a social action that reinforces the interest of road safety conditions and reflects the commitment of the regional government for the marking and removal of those black dots that represent tranches of risk in the Road Network of the Autonomous Community.

In 2009, it has achieved a gradual reduction of the victims have been reduced by 50 percent over 2007.

Source: CARM