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The Local Safety Board establishes the Special Security Device that will last from Friday of Dolores, March 23, until Sunday, April 8.
Lola Sánchez: "All the agents of the Local Police Corps will be working 100% during the Holy Week and the Spring Festival"
The Local Police will restrict traffic in the center of the city to heavy vehicles of more than 3,500 kilos on the most crowded days of the Spring Festival, specifically, the day of the Bando de la Huerta, the Battle of the Flowers, the arrival of the Sardine and the Burial of the Sardine.
This is how the Council of Traffic, Security and Citizen Protection, Lola Sánchez, together with the Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, informed the Local Safety Board today;
a work meeting in which the group of public events that will be developed in the municipality on the occasion of Holy Week and Spring Festival was analyzed, and in which the agreements that will be part of the Special Security Device of the parties.
"The entire Local Police Corps (the 575 agents that make up the template) will participate in the special security device that will last from Friday of Dolores, March 23, until Sunday, April 8.
The maximum coverage will be given to the hundreds of public events and events that take place in the municipality during this holiday period, "explained Lola Sánchez.
Traffic will be restricted in the center to vehicles of 3,500 kilos on the mentioned days, with the exception of public transport, which can circulate normally.
In addition, throughout the festive period street safety will be reinforced with the parking of vehicles and the installation of fixed elements in certain access points and specific points of the city, which limit itineraries to road traffic, as well as other measures that will not be made public for security reasons.
Coverage in the 243 processional acts of the city and districts
During the next Holy Week, a total of 493 agents will ensure security in the 86 planned events in the urban area (and include processions, transfer of images and via crucis), while 380 policemen will be responsible for covering the 157 processional acts in districts.
To all of them is added the equipment exclusively for processions, made up of 15 agents.
Enabled steps and processional itinerary, on Twitter every day
In addition, they will communicate daily through the Twitter account of the Local Police of Murcia (@MurciaPolicia) the steps established to cross to both sides during the development of the processions, without interfering in the parades, which will also be properly marked on public roads for easy identification.
The daily and updated information 24 hours that the Local Police will offer in this network will include the processional itineraries, with the cutting schedules of the affected streets.
100% of the active staff in the Bando and the Burial
On the Day of the Bando and the Burial of the Sardine, 100% of the workforce will be active.
During the morning of the Bando there will be a police deployment composed of 160 agents, a figure that will increase to 240 policemen during the afternoon parade.
The morning of the Burial the device will be composed of 140 agents and, in the afternoon, it will double up to 250.
Coordination with the State Security Forces and Bodies
The special security device of the City of Murcia will be developed in collaboration with the State Security Forces (National Police and Civil Guard), as well as with the Civil Defense personnel and volunteers and the Murcia Fire Department.
The Local Safety Board has analyzed both the schedule and itinerary of the Holy Week events and the draft of the Spring Festival.
The work meeting was attended by the government delegate, Francisco Bernabé, as well as representatives of Local Police (with the chief inspector, José María Mainar, in front), the Civil Guard, National Police, the SEIS, Civil Protection , Federation of Peñas Huertanas, Sardinera Group, Cabildo Superior de Cofradías, Red Cross and Emergencies.
Tips during the holidays: do not enter the city with the car
The Local Police will spread throughout the next weeks a series of tips for the holidays.
With regard to traffic, they recommend not to enter the city with the car due to the large concentrations that are registered, so it is best to leave the vehicle in car parks, always respecting the fords.
They insist on remembering that the car should not be taken if alcohol has been consumed and in the compulsory nature of the helmet when riding a motorcycle.
With regard to security, they call on parents and grandparents to keep an eye on children, especially at large events, and advise them to warn children that they should contact an agent in case of getting lost.
Likewise, they remind citizens that criminals take advantage of large agglomerations to act, so it is necessary to have personal items (handbags, purses, backpacks ...) checked at all times.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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