Saturday, November 03, 2007

Bigastro opposes new road

The plenary session of the City council of Bigastro unanimously showed total and absolute rejection to the planned section from Comunidad Murciana - Catral of the Autopista del Reguerón, toll autopista (AP-37) Alicante - Murcia if it is about to to try to follow a straight line through the huerta ( the traditional orchard). The same plenary session applauded the the plans to construct an autopista between Orihuela and Guardamar CV-91 which the Generalitat has posponed.

This autopista del Reguerón project is in its first draft. The proposal to build this road has generated a lot of social debate in the Vega Baja. It would be the fifth autopista in this region. The planned 20 kilometers road would run parallel to the Reguerón to Hurchillo (Orihuela), through the huerta of Bigastro and then on to Catral. The autopista AP-7 runs from Albatera to Santomera (Murcia), the toll autopista Alicante-Cartagena runs from Catral to Pilar de la Horadada.

The Generalitat has approved the construction of the autopista from Orihuela to the Coast passing by Hurchillo, the land outside Bigastro (Orihuela), Jacarilla, San Miguel de Salinas and Torrevieja at Los Balcones.

It almost seems that any land that is not covered in concrete will be covered in tarmac.

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