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The Region of Murcia will look on their roads the mythical figure of the Osborne Bull thanks to the clamor of its population.

Soon it will be the placement of a fence of Toro recognized in the town of Baños de Beggar, after the request and supported by numerous associations, municipalities and institutions in the region.

Specifically, the Osborne bull will be located on the road from Puerto de la Cadena to the field of Murcia-Cartagena, in the hamlet of Baños de Beggar where national motorway A-30 passes, it passes through the Port of brand, which channels the flow of communications by road between Murcia and Cartagena, the beaches of the Mar Menor and the interior of Spain.

Its location on the site of The Couple, located in the south of El Valle Regional Park and Carrascoy allows visibility from long distances for all vehicles traveling this route.

So, what has determined the project technical committee composed of technical staff Osborne Group and the regional government, which has reviewed the draft proposed by pitches six locations in the region, including Murcia, Cartagena, La Union, White, Ulea and Cotillas Towers

An internationally recognized icon

The Osborne bull born in 1956 and the success of your design made the Spanish geography and roads are filled with over 500 bulls, two of them in the region.

However, in 1988 prohibits any advertising outside the urban sections visible from the road, and proceeded to remove all billboards, until in 1997 the Supreme Court declared the Osborne bull of social, cultural and artistic interest and elevates international symbol category.

Today, there are 90 figures distributed by the Spanish Toro geography, none of them in the region of Murcia.

The figure of the Osborne bull has a weight of 4,000 kilos, is 14 meters high and covers an area of ​​150 square meters, and installation for placement of metal towers, with six cubic meters of concrete, assembly is required parts by double nut bolts and painting the fence with 50 kilos of paint.

Source: Agencias