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José Ballesta and Pedro Rivera sign the agreement to improve bus connection in the districts of the southern Cordillera, which will benefit some 100,000 residents of the municipality The line 78, which connects El Secano (Beniaján) with La Arrixaca, will be improved and extended frequency, serving more population centers and making further travel;

and line 30, which connects Zeneta Murcia, expands its frequency and timing.

"The neighbors will be reduced waiting times and will have expanded from early to evening services," said Mayor

The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, Pedro Rivera, signed the cooperation agreement between the City and the Community today to improve public passenger transport in the municipality of Murcia, which will improve the connection bus in the villages of the South Coast, beneficiendo about 100,000 residents of the municipality.

Specifically, the priority action for the city of Murcia includes two lines: 78, between El Secano (Beniaján) with La Arrixaca, which will be improved and expanded its frequency, serving more population centers and making further travel;

and line 30, which connects Zeneta Murcia, which extends their frequency and schedules.

"In this way, public transport between different districts of the southern Cordillera and its connection to the city will improve, while neighbors will be reduced waiting times and will have expanded from early to evening services," he said José Ballesta.

"With this agreement we are one step closer to respond to a historical demand of the residents of the South Coast, and we will work during the summer for improvements a reality, for it has been necessary to sign this agreement today between both Administrations, facilitating administrative procedures involved the implementation of services, "added the mayor.

Specifically, will the City Council to bear the costs, responding to electoral undertaking in the program of the government team, whose primary objective is to improve the public transport service received by residents of the South Coast, as well as the connection between districts, expediting frequencies and vehicles, and implementing a system according to the mobility needs of residents.

Following the signing of this agreement, which is the administrative basis for the implementation of these first lines, the Monitoring Committee, formed by two members of the City Council and the Ministry of Development, will meet in the coming days and will discuss the proposed improvements.

11 beneficiary districts

They are about 11 villages benefited from the implementation of the services of both lines.

The 78th, which runs Beniaján, TorreagĂźera, La Alberca, Santo Angel, El Palmar, La Arrixaca, San Ginés and Era Alta.

Meanwhile, line 30 passes through Zeneta, San Jose de la Vega, Los Dolores and Murcia (Gran Vía).

Given the special urban configuration of the municipality, where much of the population lives in villages, "it is essential to ensure special attention to issues related to mobility, since the displacement acquire greater relevance to the neighbors, who need quality of service, "concluded the mayor.

With the agreement signed today, both governments reiterated their willingness to hold regular working meetings in order to establish formulas to expedite the implementation of a quality public transport in the city and villages.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia