The announcement of the public tender of the Municipality of Mértola was published in Diário da República for the expansion of enlargement and benefit of the transionous connection between the CM roads 1153 and in 514.
With a base price of 6.225.000 euros, aims to improve accessibility and road safety conditions in the region with the intervention to cover a 18,49 kilometers and is divided into four distinct sections. The period of execution of the work is 720 days.
In 19 NOVEMBER LAST THE LIDATOR NEWS (LN) revealed that the municipality of Mértola would invest in the reconversion of the municipal path (CM) 1153, a cross-border road connection between Pomarão and Mértola, about 20 kilometers and that the public tender would be launched at the beginning of 2025 and without delays, The work will start during this year.
The section begins at the Baixo Guadiana International Bridge, in the old mining port of Pomarão, with the main intervention of the project taking place in CM1153, in a section with 10 kilometers away, which will undergo an expansion, with a dimension of two lanes with 2,75 meters each and respective shoulders.
The small towns of Picoitos, Alves, Tamejoso, Fernandes and Monte Alto crossed by CM1153 will be the biggest beneficiaries of the new connection. The other sections, divided between the National Roads 265 and the Municipal 514, will be subject to requalification and improvement.
Considered a necessary work, the connection between Pomarão and Mértola, is described as the possibility of “scaling the municipality to a different panorama, shortening travel time to Huelva and Seville, two very important hubs that are right next to each other”, then justified the Lidador News, Mario Thomas, Mayor of Mértola.
About the importance of the connection made by the International Bridge of Baixo Guadiana, The mayor considered that it is fundamental “to ensure the sustainable and inclusive growth of the county, promoting greater cooperation and sharing of resources that will contribute to strengthening neighboring communities on both sides of the border”, finished.
The municipality of Mértola shared the project with the neighboring neighboring and after the intervention was completed, will carry out a promotional campaign in Spanish locations along the border to attract new and more visitors.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
