The mayor of Jumilla, Juana Guardiola, the Government delegate, Antonio Sánchez-Solís, and the Minister of Presidency and Promotion, Pedro Rivera, visited this morning the new access link to Jumilla from the A-33, recently put into service .
The event was also attended by the mayor of Yecla, Marcos Ortuño, senators, regional deputies and councilors of the local corporation.
The mayor of Jumilla has expressed her satisfaction "for continuing to take steps to finalize the works of the motorway A-33 so necessary for this region."
Juana Guardiola recalled that: "We have been left in the way that shuttle that joined Jumilla with the A-33, as well as the Autovía del Norte, which would give us access to Andalusia. But my mission as mayor is to continue claiming that we are Take into account in future infrastructure plans ".
Likewise, he reiterated the demand of the Jumillanos for a new access to the area of ​​El Carche: "It costs me the good will and willingness of the councilor to get this exit as soon as possible and the improvements to the road of El Carche itself."
The delegate of the Government said that "the A-33 motorway stands out for its simplicity and road safety. It will be an infrastructure that will promote economic development for the area and a savings in the stretch between Jumilla and Yecla 11 minutes and 5 liters Of fuel for a truck. "
The Minister of Fomento, Pedro Rivera, stressed that this is the first action that goes into operation of the works planned in the stretch Jumilla-Yecla, a stretch that when it is in circulation "will allow to absorb the circulation of a large number of vehicles Newspapers circulating in the area. "
He stressed that this highway "will be a real revulsive in road communications in the Altiplano and with the Valencian Community, inland."
Finally, all those attending the event have been able to visit with a bus the state of the works of the section that joins Jumilla with Yecla, which is expected to start before the end of this year.
The new link is built with the typology of roundabout on the trunk of the A-33 motorway, with a radius of 60 meters.
Also, it has two lanes of circulation of 4.5 meters and four branches of access to guarantee all the movements.
It has been necessary to build two structures to save the future dual carriageway, each 70.5 meters long, with a central span that allows to save both roads of the highway of 37.5 meters.
This action is part of the first of three sub-stretches that cover the route between Jumilla and Yecla of the A-33, with 23.4 kilometers in length.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla