The Minister of Development, Public Works and Planning, Francisco Barnabas, accompanied by the mayor of Fortuna, Catherine Smith, visited the works being carried out since last March in the variant of Fortuna, in the stretch of today RM-423 road around the town of the town.
Barnabas stressed the importance of this route, "opposite the eastern region of the region from the N-340, near Monteagudo, to its link with the road from Santomera to Yecla, and has a large volume of heavy traffic , estimated at more than 1,000 vehicles per day on average. "
The holder of Development explained that the amount of the variant of Fortune, "which came into service eight years ago, stretch absorbed most of the traffic that previously ran the village, so it is necessary to keep in good condition a way that It supports such a density of vehicles, ensuring the safety of road users. "
Francisco Bernabé said that "it is an important intervention, budgeted at 664,000 euros, covering a stretch of 8 kilometers, which was awarded last March and according to the pace of the works we visited today be within 15 to 20 days. "
The works involve milling and stabilize the firm deformed sections, replacement of expansion joints of bridges and implementation of a new wearing course of asphalt hot.
The improvement of longitudinal drainage work also included by cleaning and concreting of ditches and construction of drains to reduce the condition of rainwater to the esplanade of the road.
Source: CARM