Dear Nexonr,
I’ve been wondering why there hasn’t been any coverage about the woeful state of the roads around Calasparra due to the works being done by Tragsa for the new irrigation system. Tragsa seem to be behaving in a very cavalier fashion, closing roads and cutting off water supplies without notice, and digging the road up again and again and again, leaving it in a terrible state. They don’t even bother to post warning signs on occasions, so I have gone down a road with a big ditch on one side only to find it was closed off further on……which meant I had to reverse back for ages and turn round and I ended up damaging my car on a pile of blocks they had left in the road. When it rains the roads are in an appalling state and you can skid all over the place, and end up in a ditch that isn’t marked.
Perhaps you could report on this and tell us when this nightmare is going to end? My daily encounters with these people has taken a serious dent in my liking for Calasparra.
Thanks,
Bill
Editor´s Comment.
We are always delighted to publish letters from our readers and especially those which highlight issues that affect all of us.
The irrigation project is a massive venture which involves laying a network of pipes all of the Calasparra to bring pressurised, clean irrigation water to local, farmers and landowners. It will totally revolucionise agriculture in the area and, as I am sure readers have noticed, many parcels of land, previously abandoned, have been ploughed ready for planting.These parcels will have a guaranteed water supply, impossible under the current antiquated system of ditches and rotas.
However, there is and will be considerable disruption for householders and residents in the area until the project is completed and, regrettably, there have been many incidents where water supplies have been cut off without notice and access to properties blocked without prior agreement.
Nexonr has advised our reader to take up his complaints with the project manager in the office in Gran Via who speaks English and is very cooperative.
However, there is no information about the end of the disruption.
Delays have been caused by legal actions taken by a group which opposes the new system and some of its members have refused the project access to their land. All of this has led to time consuming and expensive last minute changes.
If you are a victim of the disruption or have your access blocked or your water cut off you can take it up with the project manager. However, as we know from experience, this is little confort when you are suffering the inconvenience and, as it is usally after the event, has very little effect.
Nexonr has spoken to the project manager on several occasions about giving residents notice of disruption and the state of the roads. However, with such a massive project with many different work crews operating at the same time, all under pressure to finish the job from residents and farmers alike, it seems things are unlikely to change very much.
Does it try our patience? Yes!! It is a major disruption and daily inconvenience:
However, in the interests of the general good of Calasparra, we are trying to grin and bear it and hang in for an rapid end to the project. Hopefully, this will be within this year!!
