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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, Pedro Rivera, today visited the works of the second phase of renovation and rehabilitation of the road surface of the Northwest highway, which will facilitate the arrival of pilgrims to the Jubilee Year of Caravaca de la Cruz held in 2017.
Pedro Rivera stressed that the Northwest highway "is a backbone satellite communications in the region" where Caravaca, Cehegín, Bullas, Calasparra, Moratalla, Mule, Albudeite, Pliego and Campos del Río are based, and that "has generated a important both economic and social development of the Region of Murcia "and in their communications with the neighboring communities of Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha.
Since its commissioning in 2001, "the highway marked a before and after for the Northwest in these 15 years," said the Minister, adding that "the regional government is committed to maintaining the highway in perfect condition to improve conditions driving of the 4 million vehicles circulating in this way high capacity ".
The holder of Development stressed that this highway "must be taken as an example of the result of the successful implementation of public-private partnership between government and private sector" and argued that "it is the way we have to undertake new public works, due to budgetary constraints. "
Rivera stressed that is currently acting in a stretch of 18 kilometers of the highway, which includes the municipalities of Bullas and Cehegín and has a budget of 1.6 million euros.
This action coincides with the upcoming celebration of the Jubilee Year of Caravaca de la Cruz, for "the Northwest highway have to be in the best possible conditions to accommodate the more than two million visitors who travel to the city."
The resurfacing involves milling 5 centimeters thick in the right lane of the entire motorway towards Murcia-Caravaca de la Cruz, and subsequent replacement with hot asphalt mix.
Works include mixing rolling across the width of the road (about 12.5 meters) and the reinforcement of the branches and access to the motorway.
The works are part of the planning work for the comprehensive conditioning of the highway, which is included in the concession contract Aunor for the operation and maintenance of high capacity road.
The total budget amounts to more than 9.3 million euros.
Conservation Center Highway
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Public Works visited the Center for Conservation Northwest Highway, which emphasized its "modernity" and "the application of innovation systems development operations integrated conservation needed, including cleaning, auscultation, repair and replacement, winter maintenance and surveillance ".
The Minister stressed that from the conservation center "track 62 kilometers from the highway and 20 links is made, as well as the intensity of vehicles and any incident that may happen along the way, high-capacity, where applicable, maintenance and repair are activated necessary ".
Pedro Rivera stressed that such centers "are essential to detect, as soon as possible, incidents on track and ensure greater safety for drivers and better service roads".
In this center work thirty people to meet the 62 kilometers long road and there is a wide variety of machinery and equipment, including dump truck with double cab, self-loading crane truck sweeper auto aspiring snow, backhoe-loader, as well as diverse signaling equipment, accessories, tools and other aids.
Source: PP Caravaca de la Cruz
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