The Catalan government will invest 44 million this year to improve safety on Catalan roads

The Regional Ministry of Territory and Sustainability will invest 44 million euros this year in safety improvement projects at 121 locations along Catalonia’s road network, in addition to the six million euros invested from mid-2014 to the present at another 74 locations.

During his visit this Friday to the Generalitat’s Highway Control Center in Vic (Barcelona), Regional Minister Santi Vila announced the new strategy to reduce accidents on the road network, which outlines more than 190 improvement measures that will be fully implemented throughout this year.

The strategy includes various specific projects that will be completed this year at a total cost of 17 million euros on five roads: safety improvements on the N-141 between Anglès and Bescanó, pavement improvements on the GI-555 between Sils and Massanes, drainage work on the C-122 in Tortosa, a roundabout on the C-16c in Sant Fruitós del Bages, and a new roundabout on the C-35 in Sant Celoni.

In addition, 19.8 million will be invested in the installation of median strips on the C-59 in Sant Feliu de Codines, the VB-2041, the C-55 between Castellbell i el Vilar and Manresa, as well as widening work on the C-55 along the Manresa bypass, and other safety improvements on the C-58 and the C-16.

By province, 79 projects are in the Barcelona region, 43 in Girona, 20 in Lleida, and 13 in Tarragona.

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