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The mayor thanked the contributions of the groups that are mostly opted for the option proposed by the City Council make a ciclocalle with two lanes, whose works would begin in the second half of this year.

The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, expressed his gratitude to the more than 500 people and 25 groups (including some federations) who attended yesterday at meetings convened by the Government Team of the City of Lorca with Secretary General of the Ministry of Public works and Infrastructure, Yolanda Muñoz, to solicit suggestions and opinions of society Lorca regarding the future design of Avenida Juan Carlos I and adjacent streets, whose works are scheduled to start in the second half of this year.

Jodar explained that "although the meetings were open to study any proposal, the City put on the table two ideas, one with the option of keeping the three lanes for the circulation of vehicles exist today, and another with the possibility of expand the sidewalks from the current average 2.8 to about 4.5 meters, achieved if only two lanes for cars, which together would have a width exceeding the remaining after the installation of the boxes of Holy Week let . in both cases, it would be a ciclocalle, with underground containers, a network of rainwater collection, renovation of the entire sewerage, water supply, telecommunications, public lighting with lighting adjustable energy savings in intensity and time, also incorporate the extraordinary lighting for parades that take place there, ... ".

The majority opinion in these meetings was to choose the second option to give priority to pedestrians, creating a truly commercial street, taking advantage Avenida currently there are only 29 parking spaces in surface it has been largely offset by the car park of the Alameda of Menchirón fundamentally.

It was also widely shared position of the government team that "the street is designed as a single platform or with minimal differentiation height of the roadway and sidewalks, eliminating any architectural barrier to the mobility of persons with disabilities. Similarly, the idea of ​​incorporating vegetation by flowerpots "shuffled.

Similarly, in the meetings the need to maintain loading and unloading zones which partially occupy the road and part of the sidewalks but only during certain times, using the day the adjacent streets was raised.

In addition, it was suggested that the municipal technicians are studying the possibility of creating a small and easily removable roundabout not to disturb the movement of the carriages at Easter, at the intersection of Avenue and Fajardo Bravo and Eugenio Ubeda, the would improve traffic flow and ease which is also intended to make at the intersection with Avenida Santa Clara and San Diego bridge.

However, Francisco Jodar has recalled that "until the 26th of this month you can send suggestions from citizens, who have already begun to arrive, through the municipal website www.lorca.es, so that technicians take them into account, either during the current process of preparing the specifications for the procurement of design and construction, or prior to the drafting of the final project step, once available the draft project selected ".

The mayor expressed his satisfaction because "it is the first time in history that such participation for the preparation of a list of hiring a project is done, but fortunately this is serving to this work will be what they want most Lorca. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca