Portal de Lorqui
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The Carretas Street, through the Plan of Works and Services 2015 in its third phase, becomes the first path with pedestrian priority residential character of the town.
Thus, narrow and inaccessible sidewalks, it happens to have a single platform with side bands and shared strictly pedestrian walkway between vehicles and pedestrians ensuring 100% accessibility.
Furthermore, it has installed adequate and efficient lighting.
The Town Planning, Carmen baths, stressed that this action represents an improvement for residents as noise and air pollution is reduced, while the area devoted to their mobility is increased.
"There is less noise, less pollution, improving road safety, mobility and cycling, especially pedestrian mobility."
Furthermore, for merchants also a stimulus because the pedestrian area increases the number of people passing through the track, so a potential number of customers increase occurs.
In short, it is an improvement for all residents of Lorquí and improving pedestrian routes and reduces the risk of accident.
The project, which has had a budget of almost 65,600 euros, a small gap is part of the municipal strategy Rehabilitation tourist-cultural environment of the St. James Church and also includes, between the band and shared pedestrian walkway, with in order to alert the vehicle to not invade the pedestrian zone and improving safety conditions.
Residential Street
In the street it has installed signal 'Street Residence' delimiting circulation areas which are specially equipped primarily designed for pedestrians and in which currency following special rules apply.
The maximum vehicle speed is set at 20 kph, drivers must give priority to pedestrians, vehicles can not be parked only in places designated by signs or markings, pedestrians may use the whole area of ​​movement, games and sports are allowed in it and pedestrians should not unnecessarily hinder motorists.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí
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