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Until Jan. 7, street cleaning will be intensified in the city and in districts for the Christmas holidays.
There will also be workshops to raise awareness about the environment and recycling at the Christmas Market of La Glorieta
60 local police officers will focus their work on road safety and traffic, in addition, there will be 70 agents of neighborhood groups that will ensure compliance with traffic regulations and ensure the safety of citizens
The City of Murcia, through the Department of Infrastructure, Public Works and Services, directed by Rebeca Pérez, has activated a special street cleaning device for the holidays, reinforcing the usual tasks with extraordinary services in the areas of greatest influx.
Similarly, the Department of Traffic and Public Safety that directs Lola Sanchez, has prepared a special device to ensure mobility and road safety of citizens, and control theft and unauthorized street vending.
This year it will remain active between December 1 and January 10.
"60 local police officers will focus their work on road safety and traffic, in addition, there will be 70 agents of neighborhood groups that will ensure compliance with traffic regulations, especially avoiding double-row parking, controlling parking in areas of loading and unloading and respecting sidewalks and pedestrian zones "highlighted Lola Sánchez.
The cleaning device is composed of 5 workers and 4 auxiliary vehicles and sweeper motorcycle, which are added to the ordinary service in areas of more influx of citizens and will continue until next Monday, January 7.
The service is comprised of an operator with auxiliary vehicle that will be responsible for reviewing this area between 14:00 and 21:30 hours by manual sweeping and auxiliary vehicle for travel in the area.
This month the collection of waste from the center has also been extended with a collector and two workers, motivated by the increase in commercial and hotel activity these days.
"We work so that Murcia and its districts are always in perfect condition, therefore, we reinforce the cleanliness during Christmas so that the streets maintain an optimal state at a time when the city is full of events and has a greater activity in the public space "has explained Rebeca Pérez.
To cope with the increase in paper and cardboard these days, the collection of this waste will be reinforced in the shops of the area.
The current collection schedule is extended by establishing this service from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., in order to meet the increase in commercial activity.
Another team, during this time, will review the most emblematic areas of the historic center of the city and on Avenida Libertad, Plaza Circular and Santo Domingo.
Due to the increase of the commercial activity in the neighborhood of Carmen, a cleaning reinforcement has also been planned in the afternoon between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
On the other hand, on the occasion of the celebrations of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, it is planned to reinforce the service in order to adequately address the high number of waste and dirt that is generated in such a short space of time.
The device for these locations will be made up of 21 workers with 17 mechanical means (street sweepers, vacuum cleaners, motor-sweepers and mini-collectors) in addition to 18 additional 240-liter containers, which are placed as bins in Bartolomé Pérez Casa, Plaza Santa Catalina and Plaza de las Flores.
In the San Silvestre will also apply cleaning on the route, before and after it.
Finally after the traditional procession of the Three Wise Men will have a team composed of 14 operators plus 4 street sweepers and two auxiliary vehicles that after the passage of the parade as if it were a car, they will leave the city clean immediately .
These reinforcement tasks will end next Monday, January 8.
In the squares of Santa Catalina and Las Flores, 20 policemen and a Mobile Citizen Attention Office will be present these days, reinforcing security from 11:00 to 19:00.
Alfonso X and Pérez Casas will guarantee security for 22 agents.
Cleaning and special security in districts
Also the districts have cleaning reinforcement during these holidays, especially the evening and night of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, with the cleaning of the squares of the Churches.
Also the markets of supplies of all the municipoio.
The living crib of the Secano in El Raal receives a large number of visitors these days so its surroundings are cleaned daily with manual and mechanical means, Nonduermas, Zarandona, Aljucer with their traditional street markets receive daily cleaning services, as well as performances of Teams and other events that take place during these days.
As for security, the Decentralization Unit is contacting the presidents of the Neighborhood Boards of the different districts to know the concerns and needs that, in the face of these holidays, the neighbors have been able to make them arrive.
This information will be used to program the specific devices that are considered necessary in each case: preventive patrols on foot, security controls, static surveillance or collaboration in events of various kinds.
Citizen collaboration to keep the city clean and safe
At Christmas, the Ecopark located in San Ginés and the mobile Ecopoints will continue at their usual time, except for marked holidays.
The service of collection of furniture and old junk is also maintained.
Citizens also have at their disposal on these dates the telephone 900 511 133 of Citizen Services and the website murciaciudadsostenible.
The environmental awareness will also have a space in the Christmas Market of La Glorieta where visitors will learn the correct guidelines on urban hygiene and the importance of managing waste correctly through workshops.
Lili, the Eco Elfa, will be present at the Mercadillo.
In addition, it is the protagonist of the school calendar, which will appear the 12 winning drawings of the competition between schools in which 137 participated, making more than 15,000 drawings.
As for security, it is also important to follow the advice of the Local Police, since citizen collaboration is fundamental in these cases.
For this, the recommendations are to advance Christmas shopping, always respect the indications of agents, use public transport, use the helmet on mopeds and motorcycles, use public parking and do not drink alcohol if you drive and respect the speed limitations.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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