The project to be executed by the Ministry of Public Works will provide the road to greater stability, enhance road safety and improve communications between the two municipalities
The improvement of the section between Mazarrón and Aguilas of the N-322, which runs from Almeria to Valencia and Cartagena and Cabo de Gata, improve access to the coast of Murcia and tourist travel, and allow a more secure and stable connection to the Tips Calnegre beaches, Punta Negra, Bolnuevo, El Castellar, Punta de la Reya and Puerto de Mazarrón.
The action to be executed by the Ministry of Public Works and Planning, through the Directorate General of Highways, in the section between Mazarrón and Ramonete of the N-322, which runs along the coast of Murcia, will provide the road greater stability, enhance road safety and improve communications between the towns of Mazarrón and Aguilas.
The project, which is under adjudication, has a total cost of 388,343 euros, and includes the strengthening of the pavement between mile markers three and six, from the roundabout for liaison with the RM-3 motorway, which links the towns of Totana and Mazarrón, until the beginning of the variant to be built to run the AP-7.
Furthermore, in order to improve road safety and increase the comfort of drivers traveling on the road, the shoulders will be paved, to which will provide greater range, and improve its resistance to concrete.
Also 1,300 meters concreted ditch to facilitate drainage of the road and protect the firm.
Finally, the performance includes the installation of safety barriers to protect vehicles from potential off the road and falls for drainage channels and embankments, as well as the renewal of road markings and vertical road.
The director general of Transport and Ports, Carmen Sandoval, said "the action that has a deadline of three months, not only improve access to the coast, but also to major population centers of the municipality of Mazarrón, as Cañada Gallego, where there is a large heavy vehicle traffic due to development in the horticultural industry, and the hamlet of Pastrana. "
In addition, Sandoval said that "the N-322, which runs along the coast of Murcia, presented in the section under performance a daily average of 4,385 vehicles, which increased considerably during the summer months, so that This action will improve the safety of thousands of users. "
Source: CARM