Tomorrow Tuesday, September 16th, we celebrate the pilgrimage of the Fuensanta, without a doubt, the most heavily attended event of the September Fair.
Murcia City Council has prepared a special security device that will operate to the staff of Local Police, Fire and Civil Protection.
Local Police.
The Department of Safety and Traffic allocate their total available human effective work safety, prevention and care to the pilgrims.
The police service will consist of 208 troops, 26 radio patrol cars, 32 motorcycles, three cranes, a transmission equipment and now install the Office of Citizen Services, on the esplanade of the Shrine of Fuensanta.
The work of local police officers have started this morning with the launch of a safety device to control the area, cutting off access traffic when the situation demands.
Human and material resources scheduled for today are:
84 local police.
16 police cars.
A crane.
Transmission equipment.
Also present are the Fire Service, Civil Protection and Forest Managers.
The service for Fire Prevention and Fire will set up a roadblock consisting of two vehicles (two ends, two drivers and eight firefighters), to be located on the esplanade of the Shrine of Fuensanta and at the junction of Teatinos, opposite the former seminar.
A special device SIX this must be added the staff will be on duty each day in the three fire stations in the municipality, which amounts to 44 troops (23 in the Parque Infante, 14 Espinardo Park and seven in the Park San Ginés).
Moreover, from 6:00 am will start the deployment of Civil Defence volunteers.
Staff who provide their services in this event will be a hundred volunteers, divided into the following groups:
Group specializing in mountain rescue (eight volunteers).
Health group (14 volunteers).
Command center and transmission (five volunteers and the head of Civil Protection Service).
36 volunteers (couples) will be deployed from the slope of the Labrador, Powder area, Seminar and around Los Teatinos.
Traffic.
Tomorrow will be closed to traffic the following roads:
The entrances to the Sanctuary from Algezares (from Health Center), and from the junction of the Los Teatinos be completely closed to traffic (except residents) from the evening today, Monday 10th September.
The road linking the Plaza del Charco in Santo Angel with Algezares will be closed to traffic from 7 am tomorrow morning.
Conversely, since Algezares into the pool will be closed from 8 o'clock the same day.
The traffic is restored in this area by the afternoon when the motorcade procession passes through the rising slope of the Sanctuary and the number of visitors permits.
In the village of La Alberca will cut the road to El Valle to rise from 7 pm tomorrow.
The MU-302 (Algezares "The Garres) were cut at the gas station in Los Garres Algezares clockwise from 8 am tomorrow.
Only allow the passage of buses that run to the church Algezares
In addition, they will cut those streets where the procession pass on their journey from the Cathedral of Murcia to the shrine.
Environment. Given the current situation of forest fire risk in the Region, called on all pilgrims to show the utmost prudence and responsibility, avoiding any action that would constitute a clear danger in this regard.
Do not throw cigarette butts on the ground or start fires.
Care for the environment.
Do not throw trash.
The environment of the Sanctuary and Valley Fuensanta constitute a protected area and maximum environmental benefit.
Dispose of waste in containers enabled.
The street stalls can only be installed in places that do not hinder the free movement of people and emergency vehicles.
Must have permission from the Department of Markets.
It prohibits the installation of occasional or similar clubs with their inappropriate sounds are inappropriate in a forested area.
Moderate alcohol consumption and avoid them if you plan to drive.
Avoid the use of private cars and use public transport.
Work with the local police and before any call 968358750 anomaly.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia