The Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, performs the preparation and rearrangement of the access road RM-F21, which links the motorway to Madrid (A-30) with the hamlet of by Roldán Martínez del Puerto, continuing until Torre Pacheco, an action that will lead to the elimination of a Tranche accident concentration.
The work, which has a budget of EUR 1,629,624 will be awarded during the next quarter, will improve traffic conditions and increase the safety of a route by recording the displacement of more than one million drivers annually which is an itinerary of great relevance to the hamlet of Roland in their communication with one of the most important roads in the region.
The Director General of Roads of the Ministry of Public Works and Planning, Jose Guijarro, stressed "the great interest of this action, since the works will improve traffic flow from agricultural industries, the Museo del Campo de Cartagena and The Freight Transport Centre of Roland. "
The works involve the remodeling of the layout and the existing intersections, providing them with central lane turn left and speed changes to facilitate the diversion to the right.
"This way, he added Guijarro, avoid at maximum the appearance of new accidents, one of the priorities of the regional government, which is working on eliminating the 'black spots' through various measures such as the rectification of the layout of the those road sections that require the installation of street lights 'shock' to minimize injuries in case of accidents, the spread of a special type of pavement skid that reduces slip accidents by 70 percent or placing barriers protection for motorists. "
"We need to strengthen road safety in those sections are considered at risk, protecting the most vulnerable groups, such as motorists or pedestrians, using all available means to improve traffic conditions and to ensure, so , the maximum road safety in the Road Network in the Region of Murcia, "he said Guijarro.
Source: CARM