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Gran Alacant Forum => General Discussions => Topic started by: Alicante Holiday Villas on May 20, 2016, 19:01.

Title: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Alicante Holiday Villas on May 20, 2016, 19:01.: Seems the bridge will be shut until 15th June 8)

http://www.periodicosantapola.es/actualidad/article/los-accesos-al-puente-de-gran-alacant-cortados-hasta-junio
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: dleafy on May 20, 2016, 21:05.: Was hoping it would be open by now. Heading out next Tuesday. I'll just have to go a different way!

Cheers

Davy !!!
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Tony Gillam on May 21, 2016, 08:34.: It became rather tedious going round the houses when coming from Alicante.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: John H on May 21, 2016, 09:04.: There are quite a few drivers going past the GA turn off on the 332 and then taking the first right at the top of the hill, it's a very small road, doing a u turn and then taking a left back onto the 332

Ok when it's quiet, might be a wait at busy times

Compared to traffic volumes and queues in the UK the "official" detour is still a joy

Regards all

John

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Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: dleafy on May 21, 2016, 09:31.: Where does the 'official detour' take you (from Alicante)?
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Spurs on May 21, 2016, 09:41.: Coming out tomorrow so from the airport I take I have to go off and through el altet
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: BeachLife on May 21, 2016, 10:21.: Looks like it Spurs - back in through Arenales
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: masmu on May 21, 2016, 10:55.: Once you get on to the N332 from the airport the detour is sign posted with yellow signs..

Once through the tunnel you take the first slip road sign posted El Altet Sud and go around the roundabout till you see the yellow Gran Alacant sign. From there there are more 'Gran Alacant' signs to lead you through to Los Arenalas.

The lady on her chair at the roundabout must have thought business was really picking up when this first happened!

Cheers
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Corporal Jones on May 21, 2016, 12:07.: Despite her appearance she is officially a traffic monitor, in view of all the diverted traffic a very essential role.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: llamedos on May 21, 2016, 14:36.: I thought she was selling deckchairs
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Alicante Holiday Villas on May 21, 2016, 16:47.: The signs do run out in Arenales, so unless you are absolutely sure of where you are going, the best way is to carry on on the N332 to Santa Pola (JM Palace exit), go to the roundabout, turn round and come back on the N332 to Gran Alacant.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: dleafy on May 21, 2016, 19:09.: Just had a look on Google Earth and I've got three alternate routes....so all good ;D
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: gaveteran on May 21, 2016, 20:43.: As far as I could see there was no work occurring today. One wonders whether they've also got the Sunday off, I find that simply incredible considering the disruption! Infuriating.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Barry former GA Advertiser on May 21, 2016, 21:28.: No good getting infuriated, these things have to be done. Safety has to come first. There were serious problems which had to be attended to.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: gaveteran on May 22, 2016, 08:16.: I'm not annoyed about the work being done, of course it has to be done. I'm annoyed that they suspended the work for the weekend. Is that not abundantly clear in my comment?
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: llamedos on May 22, 2016, 09:35.: I'm surprised people are surprised that there's no sense of urgency in this job, look at the delays in relaying the roads in Ave Polonia and elsewhere.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Barry former GA Advertiser on May 22, 2016, 10:19.: This is Spain. Their pace of life is different to us Brits. That is why we all live out here. Slowly, slowly.
Title: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: John H on May 22, 2016, 13:17.: I think someone forgot to tell the guys who demolished and rebuilt the Lidl or the guys building Fosters about slowly slowly.
I reckon slowly slowly went out of fashion before the peseta was relinquished

Regards all

John

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Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Aficionado on May 22, 2016, 13:34.: Hi John,

Bit of a difference between commercial projects like Lidl where money matters and public works projects like the bridge where the pace of things really isn't as fast, but as Barry says - and I agree - the pace of life in Spain generally is much more relaxed which in my view is no bad thing, in fact I love it.
Title: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: John H on May 22, 2016, 13:46.: Hi Michael, I agree that for us in holiday mode slowly slowly is fast enough, but commercially I find the Spanish anything but slow slow......infact all the Spanish tradesmen we have used have put the expat "specialist" to shame

Regards all

John

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Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Tony Gillam on May 23, 2016, 07:32.: Compare it with the length of time it takes to do road works in the UK and it compares pretty favourably.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: gaveteran on May 23, 2016, 07:48.: Quote from: Barry former GA Advertiser on May 22, 2016, 10:19.
This is Spain.
There it is, like clockwork. As Tony points out, roadworks in the UK can be just as disorganised, if not worse. The state of the roads is certainly worse. In my opinion the weekend the builders took of from repairing that bridge has way less to do with their nationality and more to do with that international blight "bureaucracy" :(
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: llamedos on May 23, 2016, 10:28.: Some things are more predictable than others.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Corporal Jones on May 23, 2016, 10:58.: I think some things in life are a given, any task carried out by councils, authorities etc are always delayed never completed on time and always way over budget irrespective of country. Look at roundabout with water feature remind me €150,000 and took forever, the market dont me started on. If Lidl or burger king were doing the bridge it would now be finished, look wonderful and have come in under budget.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: gaveteran on May 23, 2016, 16:32.: Well said Victor, and you'd also be able to get a new Billy bookshelf on the way over! ;)
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Barry former GA Advertiser on June 01, 2016, 17:31.: Roads signs that were in yellow around the bridge repairs have now been painted white. Is this a green light to go back to normal very soon.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Barry former GA Advertiser on June 03, 2016, 10:07.: press release from the Town Hall

BRIDGE REHABILITATION GRAN ALACANT

Santa Pola, June 2, 2016

From the Department of Infrastructure and Public Services, headed by Paco Soler, all citizens that Friday, June 3, will proceed throughout the morning at the opening of the entrances to the bridge of Gran Alacant Reportedly, allowing the flow of traffic.

Therefore the rehabilitation of the bridge will be terminated tomorrow, having been done in a shorter period of time initially planned for the achievement of these jobs (13 days in advance).

However, construction management reserves until 15 June (according to established work plan) to effect conditioning and environmental improvements and thus to end the work, but this work will not affect traffic.
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: gaveteran on June 03, 2016, 12:04.: I nominate Paco for an award for this one, and don't think the bridge should be opened until he's received it!
Title: Re: GA Bridge Repairs
Post by: Alicante Holiday Villas on June 03, 2016, 14:50.: Yes it was open at 10am this morning :-)