Green Light

La Manga Del Mar

MENOR has installed six sets of traffic lights that are equipped with the Pasblue pedestrian crossing assistance system for the visually impaired.

The Cartagena City Council has installed six such devices at three traffic lights on Gran Vía. They are located next to the library, the Villa La Manga hotel, and just before the crossing to Plaza Bohemia.

These traffic lights are fitted with an acoustic bell which serves as a guide. It emits a characteristic sound while they are crossing the road.

The sound is activated by the visually impaired thanks to a Bluetooth transmitter, this prevents the sound from being produced throughout the day when it is not required. proved and they have a budget of €959,000.

This is part of a programme that began in January, approximately 90 devices have been fitted throughout Cartagena’s city centre already.

These projects plan to improve, renovate, and waterproof pipes and other municipal facilities in La Puebla, Los Urrutias, Los Nietos, Islas Menores, and La Manga. They are part of the overall project called Priority Actions to Recover the Mar Menor and the Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan.

The overall project has a budget of over €20 million.

One of the main objectives of these projects is to speed up the deadlines and procedures to help reduce the pollution that ends up in the Mar Menor as a result of poor wastewater treatment.

Hidrogea have been contracted to carry out the work and they aim to begin as soon as possible.