Alcaucín Council are set to start improvements to three rural roads in the municipality after the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the the Junta de Andalucía agreed to provide some of the funding for the project.
The Council has been wanting to repair the roads for several years and has been lobbying for financial assistance.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will provide €180,000 of the €300,000 total budget for the project and work is expected to begin shortly. The improvements are to the El Castillo, El Espino and Monjas to El Espino roads and include widening of the carriageways, new verges and the installation of safety barriers.
The work is being carried out by the company TRAGSA and the scheduled completion period is three months.