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NOW MURCIA asks that the pedestrian crossings of Avenida Alfonso X el Sabio be signposted, which are affected by the pedestrianization works and in which a part of the traffic circulates in the opposite direction to the usual one.

Thus, councilor Alicia Morales notes that "there is a situation of danger for pedestrians, who are not warned by the relevant traffic signs of the change of direction that affects numerous vehicles at 3 crossings of pedestrians on this street. change, which have been installed to inform the vehicles about the direction of their circulation. "

For this reason, the municipal training has been addressed today in writing to the Councilor for Traffic, Security and Citizen Protection, Lola Sánchez, requesting that as soon as possible the signage be installed to guarantee adequate information to pedestrians.

The mayor explains that this situation is taking place, exactly, in the pedestrian crossing that exists between the two sections of Alfonso X and in the steps of zebra at the height of Government Delegation and Jesus Maria School.

Morales points out that every day there are cases of pedestrians crossing one of these zebra crossings without noticing that a vehicle is coming in the direction they did not expect, making necessary an immediate reaction on the part of the vehicle or pedestrian, which would not occur if place to an accident ".

Moarles affirms that "guaranteeing the security of the citizens is one of the basic missions of the administrations, so we hope that Ballesta will respond as quickly as possible to this request that we are making from Murcia."

Source: Ahora Murcia