AUTOMÓVILES CRESPO THE BIGGEST AND BEST FOR PRICE CHOICE AND QUALITY 982 La Zenia traffic and accessibility study Renovation of sewage network in Rambla de Villamartín

Ángelnoguera, councillor for infrastructures, has been discussing the upgrade in the4 sewage network on the road that leads from la Zenia to Villamartin. h explained “the need for intervention is justified given that in episodes of heavy rain the runoff channel by the boulevard has exposeda buried section of the collector and caused frequent breaks that need repairing”.

the object of the work is to renew the deteriorated section of sewage collector that runs along the rambla de las estacas. to maintain the service, two pumping station will be installed. the firstwill push the wastewater to the existing network that will continue in service and finally discharge into the second pumping station. which will push the wastewater to the existing collector that runs along canyon hills Street. the upgraded system will solve the current problem of ruptures in the existing collector during periods of heavy rain. the first phase of this project was carried out outside the area of the boulevard on manuel de Falla and canyon hills streets, and consist of the installation of pVc pipes, with a budget of 129,249 euros, from the

Sewerage renovation Fund.

Finally, councillornoguera indicated that “prior to the start of the second phase of th project, various contacts have been maintained with the Segura hydrographic confederation, which has to authorise the work, in order to agree on the technical solutions to be adopted for the planned works in the surrounding area of the boulevard and in the surrounding areas of the posttrasvase canal”.the amount of this work is 695,490.94 euros charged to the renovation Funds with a 5-month execution period.

Animal cruelty outlawed in Spain

the department of infrastructures has carried out a study of traffic, mobility, accessibility and parking in la Zenia in order to guide traffic reorganisation projects in the coming years. according to councillor Ángelnoguera, the study focuses on determining “the existing possibilities for decongesting traffic at the n-332 roundabout, improving internal circulation, as well as improving accessibility and pedestrian and bicycle traffic at the same time as optimising parking spaces”. Specifically, the study highlights the need to simplify the directions of circulation in the area to the north of avenida de la playa, so that the sidewalks can be widened to improve accessibility for pedestrians, in addition to improving signage. the document also supports a network based on an axis parallel to the sea (paseo del mar) together with three perpendicular axes in las palmeras, San antonio Zen and la marina streets, which allows integration and connection with the environment. these will be based in lanes segregated from the road and pedestrians. regarding parking, the provision of three park-andride areas has been planned that would be connected to the beach and the la Zenia Boulevard shopping centre by a shuttle service. the legislation makes it obligatory for anyone adopting a dog to undergo “training” and imposes a ban on leaving a dog alone for more than 24 hours. it also makes it obligatory for owners to sterilise cats in a bid to control births and avoid the abandonment or killing of unwanted litters. changes to the penal code also stiffen penalties for animal cruelty, ranging from 18 months in prison if the animal needs veterinary treatment or up to three years if the animal dies under “aggravating factors”. the legislation mainly relates to pets and doesn’t include animals raised for slaughter.nor does it concern hunting dogs, sparking a rift within the government. although podemos had wanted hunting dogs included, the Socialists of prime minister pedro Sanchez did not.the legislation also tightens the law for animal breeders but has no bearing on bullfighting.

“this study will serve as the basis for the work to be done in the coming years and will remodel the streets and rearrange traffic flow in la Zenia,” noguera pointed out, while recalling that this area of orihuela costa multiplies its population by eight in the summer season with the consequent increase in road traffic and congestion.

Spain’s parliament has given the go-ahead to an animal welfare law, while also amending the penal code to bring in stiffer penalties for abuses.

“this is a very important day because parliament has passed the first animal rights law,” since Spain returned to democracy following the 1975 death of dictator Francisco Franco, said Social rights minister ione Belarra of the hard-left podemos party. the law ends “the impunity of animal abusers in an achievement that responds to the sensibilities of our fellow citizens,” she said.

Until now, the toughest sentence was 18 months behind bars if an animal died.

Just over a year ago, Spain passed a law recognising animals as “living, sentient beings” for the first time, and not mere objects, allowing for the shared custody of pets in divorce cases. Similar legislation is already in place in several other european countries including austria, France, Germany, portugal and Switzerland.