From October 1 to November 8will develop first phase of this work. During these weeks, this street will be closed between the Plaza de la Puerta del Rincón and the Alfaros Hotel. The second stage, lasting 15 days, will begin after Christmas and work will be carried out on the rest of the road. He The Consistory divided the action into two phases, as there is no risk that a delay will result in the closure of this central route over Easter, which starts earlier and earlier.
This morning, the municipal council activated the traffic plan for this work -You can consult all the details of the traffic plan by clicking on this link-. At eight thirty, the area located in front of the old Isabel la Católica cinema there is a hive of workers: install fences; they cut the traffic camera pole; They wave to arriving motorists who have not seen the sign indicating the cutoff near Colón.
At that moment, in the Plaza de la Puerta del Rincónthere is a taxi driver waiting for a client of the Alfaros hotel. He admits that he has not yet had time to look into the alternative traffic plan and admits, with just enough time to get started: “I hope it’s a mess“.
In the zero zone of the work, where it began, is the great Alcoop. There, Puri Rodaone of his workers, prepares for the opening and suspects that the The next six weeks will be “chaotic”. He thinks about the dust and the noise, but above all “to see how they will bring us the goods”. As for whether customers will be unhappy, he admits that “I don’t know.” “It depends on how they set up a crosswalk. “There are a lot of old people here,” he reflects.
The unloading of goods quickly shows that it will be a hindrance for the various professionals. One of the construction sectors request of the bull so that they let him unload in what remains of the Plaza de la Puerta del Rincón: “Can I put the van here to unload? “That is not possible,” replied the workers. “And how do I get to work?», concludes the conversation.
From one of the Alfaros blocks comes Félix Epejo, who has lived on this street for almost 30 years. Assured that this work is “necessary“. “The sidewalk is still buried. “It’s the M-30,” he said familiarly. As he says these words, traffic closure signs continue to be posted.
He access to the Center for cars this can be done via the alternative route of Isabel Losa streets; Moriscos and Obispo López Criado will arrive via Reja de Don Gome and access via Juan Rufo, whose main direction has been temporarily reversed. These jobs also involve changes to Aucorsa routes (municipal buses) on lines 3, 7, 12 and C2.
The Granada company Glesa Constructions will run this new intervention on Alfaros for 234,228 euros. In the contractual document for these works, the need to develop them was justified, recalling that this central road undergoes “continuous vehicle and bus traffic, and also constitutes access to a hotel”.
