The Department of Planning and Sustainable Development presented a motion to the full City Council to urge the Ministry of Public Works to extend the project of the section Alhama de Murcia-Link Sewer Highway A-7 to the town of Totana and the link with Totana, Mazarron Highway
Also, through the proposed motion to urge the Government Delegation in the Region of Murcia to advocate the expansion of the A7 motorway in a third lane to the exit of the Center Totana motorway.
In this sense, the Councillor for Planning and Sustainable Development, María José Bedia, recalled that on 30 June, the Ministry of Development reported the award of a contract of consultancy and technical assistance for the drafting of the planned motorway A- 7, expansion to third lane roadway between mile markers 627 and 650 +300 +600 stretch Alhama de Murcia-Link Sewer with a budget allocation amounting to 1,401,837 euros.
According to the mayor "procurement of this project does not meet the real needs of traffic in Murcia as an absolute need to consider extending the third lane of the A7 motorway at least to Exit A7 Totana Center ".
In this regard, he argued that the increase in traffic in the Mediterranean corridor, the population growth of Totana, sustained growth of the Industrial El Saladar, future logistics platform and the connection with the Highway Totana, Mazarron, "are just some of the reasons that motivate us to urge the Ministry of Development to extend the contract awarded to the wording of the proposed construction of a third lane of the A7 from Alhama de Murcia and Sewer Liaison. "
Therefore, and given that the Ministry of Development has awarded the wording of the proposed extension to a third lane of the A7 from Alhama de Murcia and Sewer Liaison, and in September, the House unanimously approved a proposal entitled "Motion to the House of Mayor-President on the extension of the work on the third lane of the A7 to Totana" the Department of Planning and Sustainable Development PROPOSES the House the adoption of the aforementioned agreements.
