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Wed 17th August - Mon 22nd August 2016
NEW LIGHTS LEAVE RESIDENTS IN THE DARK
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THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE, AVENIDA ANTONIO QUESADA, LOOKED EXCELLENT WITH THE NEW LIGHTS AND THE COMPANY DID A FIRST CLASS JOB...
180,000 euros by a company called Constructora Illumin-aciones Granja SL. The project was due to take three months and although there are a couple of streets that remain unchanged, seemed to go well and be completed pretty much on time and budget. Resident Mike said: “The main thoroughfare, Avenida Antonio Quesada, looked excellent with the new lights and the company did a first class job. However, unfortunately just a month on, I found myself approaching the town hall in Quesada to report several lights not working on the roundabout just up from the La Laguna Hotel, the roundabout
where the new church is situated. “That was three weeks ago and nothing has been done and now there are at least a further 10 lights out between this roundabout and the next one going towards Quesada.” Residents are concerned that apart from the council spending a vast amount of taxpayers money to improve a highly sort-after area, the situation of having a roundabout in complete darkness is extremely dangerous, not only to motorists but to pedestrians as well. This situation will only get worse as more lights fail and the nights get darker. Mike said:“It has now been six week and
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OCAL RESIDENTS in Dona Pepa contacted the Costa Blanca People recently to highlight what they describe as a ‘very poor and dangerous situation’due to the new street lighting that has been installed in the area. It appears that the council, after many years of trying to repair the ageing street lighting in the area, finally decided to replace the old lights with new ones, much to the delight of the local community. The work was undertaken at a cost of just under
I have personally experienced how dangerous the situation is; whilst I was backing my car into my property a vehicle came on to the roundabout and nearly crashed into me because it was pitch black and he couldn’t see me because there was no street lighting.” The curbs, like many residential areas on the Costa Blanca, are high and many residents are elderly, locals are concerned that it is only a matter of time before someone seriously hurts themselves or there is a bad road traffic accident. It is unclear as to whether the lack of light is due to technical issues with the new lighting or a financial situation. To save money many
local councils limit lighting at night or turn off a certain number of street lights on a rota basis. Residents have raised their concerns with The Dona Pepa and Lo Maribu Association, the Residents Office at Quesada and even the Mayor of Rojales. There are now at least 15 street lights not working on the main thoroughfare and despite promises to pass the information on to the municipal electrician, the Council remains 180,000 euros out of pocket for lights that don’t work and residents remain in the dark.
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