The government delegate in Galicia, José Miñones, certified today in Mos (Pontevedra) how the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan also reaches the Camino de Santiago with the new walkway that will allow a safe transit on the A-52 of people who travel the Portuguese Way. José Miñones supervised today the execution of this new infrastructure of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, in which he invests about 240,000 euros. In this event he was accompanied by the mayor of Mos, Nidia Arévalo; the mayor of O Porriño, Alejandro Lorenzo, and the subdelegate of the Government in Pontevedra, Maica Larriba.
This action is part of the investments that the Recovery Plan dedicates to improving the safety conditions of vulnerable users in the State Road Network. José Miñones highlighted how this work exemplifies the central position that people have in this government plan.
In his speech, José Miñones stressed how, once again, the Government of Spain fulfills outstanding debts with the south of the province of Pontevedra by making a work long demanded by these municipalities a reality. “This government is showing that it is betting on Pontevedra,” he said, detailing that this year’s general state budget appropriates more than 196 million euros from the Ministry of Transport for this province.
Gateway technical data
A pedestrian walkway for the Portuguese Way of Santiago is located at kilometer 306 of the A-52 Motorway (link of O Porriño) and aims to establish a safe itinerary that allows the passage of people, mainly who travel the Way of Santiago, on the branch between the Ourense direction of the A-52 motorway and the N-550 road towards Redonda.
The walkway has a length of 27 meters (in three sections of 8, 11 and 8 meters) and saves a gauge of 5.50 m. It has a useful width of three meters and a longitudinal slope of 3.5%, complying with current regulations on accessibility. Its structure is formed by two longitudinal metal beams and a series of transverse beams on which the forging rests.
On both sides of the walkway run their respective access roads, from the current sidewalks of the road. To shorten access to the pedestrian walkway, it is also contemplated the execution of a ladder that allows the pawn to save the slope by using this alternative path.