Alicante Provincial Council HIghways activates the winter plan due to the drop in temperatures

The objective is to reinforce road safety, incident response and maintenance of the provincial road network.

The Roads Area of ​​the Alicante Provincial Council has launched the special winter device with the aim of reinforcing, for the next three months, road safety, incident response and maintenance of the provincial road network. Five foremen , thirty assistants , ten trucks and vans , three salt spreaders and three snow plows make up this service that is especially relevant these days with the announcement of the arrival of rain and the drop in temperatures.

In addition to its own resources, the provincial institution has for this device the collaboration of three external companies with permanent availability to intervene immediately in the event of possible emergencies that may arise.

The deputy responsible for the area, Arturo Poquet , explained that the purpose of this winter plan is “ to provide a quick and effective response to the inclement weather typical of this time .” " The service - he added - has specific machinery and equipment to provide coverage throughout the territory and, although fortunately we have not yet had to resort to it, it is perfectly prepared .

The special operation of the Alicante Provincial Council also includes 60,000 kilos of salt that are stored in the different warehouses that the institution has distributed throughout the territory, while at the same time it has the collaboration of the Provincial Firefighters Consortium , whose members They are also prepared and prepared to deal with any incident .