The Minister of Public Works and Planning, José Ballesta, accompanied by Mayor White, Rafael Laorden today opened the RM-553 highway, which connects the town of White Albacete-Cartagena motorway, A-30, where they have undertaken the construction of an additional lane will improve road safety and communication of that population.
The counselor said "thanks to the addition of this new lane will greatly improve the safety of this route, along which every day a large number of heavy vehicles, as well as enable a more agile and fluid shifts to about 1.5 million drivers a year who pass this way. "
The upgrading works have involved the construction of a slow traffic lane on the road between the White population of the Albacete-Cartagena highway, "a work of an important for all residents of the municipality, since it is the only road connecting this town with one of the main road axes in the region, "said José Ballesta.
The new lane, between mile markers 2.7 and 3.9, will prevent the slowing of traffic on this road has many curves and steep slopes along the route.
This work, more than 1,200 meters long, is part of the Road Maintenance Plan and has received an investment of 782,000 euros.
The counselor noted that "one of the objectives of this action is to facilitate overtaking ramp to speed the movement of the area, so you can avoid those maneuvers involving greater difficulty while driving and reduce road accidents is achieved in highway. "
Source: CARM