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Have been placed 1,200 square meters of wire mesh, as a barrier and funnel, and a network of steel wire to protect 600 square meters that will attempt to improve road safety
The Director General of Highways, Jose Guijarro, accompanied by the mayor of Abarán, Jesus Molina, today visited the stretch of highway RM-513, which connects the motorway from Cartagena to Albacete (A-30) with the town, which has installed a new fall protection system.
The improvements have had a regional financing more than 250,000 euros.
"The purpose of this project is to ensure a safer ride to the five million drivers a year who travel on this road and avoid the possibility of encountering an unexpected by falling rocks or other items on the road surface due to proximity to the adjacent slope of the mountain, "said Guijarro.
"The placement of this new system has brought some work with skilled workers in the drilling, anchoring and tightening of these fasteners from the head of the slope, in addition, for the most part have been held in suspension harness and the a crane for paving mesh panels, "he added.
In the area of ​​operation, divided into four different sections for detailed study, have been placed seven 1,200 square meters in the form of wire mesh barrier and funnel, four and five feet high, and a network of steel cable protection of 600 square meters for the stabilization of the rocky areas.
"Simultaneously with the execution of this project is more secure the residents who travel on foot, as it is a stretch of road has sidewalks because of the housing stock next," concluded Jose Guijarro .
Source: CARM
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