ARCHENA / The Plataforma Salvemos Our Puente de Hierro, is rewarded for its effort in achieving its objective

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After 8 years of struggle for the conservation of the Iron Bridge of Archena, the Platform Save Our Iron Bridge, has been rewarded the fight against the government team of the city of Archena and the Ministry of Development, both committed to the construction of a new bridge without caring what the current bridge represents, cataloged by its cultural relevance. Of the three projects carried out by the Directorate General of Roads, two of them threatened with the dismantling and displacement of the bridge 400 meters downstream and the second with only 40 meters of displacement; the third project envisaged an unfolding and consisted of the construction of a concrete bridge completely attached to the existing one by removing one of the pedestrian crossings.

All these feats of the administrations were well and conveniently publicized by the regional newspapers, but the Platform was not given a voice with its proposals and its reasoning. Even after so many years of struggle, no regional newspaper has given publicity to the that the bidding for the construction of the aforesaid split has been abandoned according to the order of the Ministry of Development and Infrastructure, dated 11/20/2018

WHY YOU WERE AWAY FROM THE BID PROCEDURE CORRESPONDING TO THE CONTRACT OF THE WORKS OF «CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRIDGE ON THE SAFE RIVER AND ADEQUACY AND REPAIR OF THE HISTORICAL BRIDGE OF HIERRO T.M. ARCHENA «(RECORD 11002/2018)

But despite everything, once again, from the actions of a society interested in Culture and Heritage that belongs to it, it has been possible to avoid an attack against that heritage and as I say, our efforts have been recognized. Hopefully this will serve to very soon fulfill the ultimate goal that is the BIC Declaration of the Iron Bridge and that this precious GOOD be contemplated by future generations and so that these politicians know how to appreciate what is of the people and that by right corresponds to .

Juan Antonio Cervantes García is a member of the Plataforma de Archena Salvemos Nuestro Puente de Hierro.