A year ago he began developed a master plan for the road that will soon be presented to the Council of the Junta, but already some of the measures were being put in place. The advance work has allowed, for example, advertise and improvements to be implemented in both the Northern Way Primitive as a result of its declaration as a World Heritage Site. But also it allows us to anticipate solutions to urgent problems such as road safety in up to 25 black spots on the route in Galicia which have been documented since the Aecia Tourism. After last month hit a pilgrim died in the crossing of the N-547 in Corunna town of O Pine, director of Tourism, Nava Castro, and the government delegate in the Community, Santiago Villanueva, came yesterday to this troubled enclave to announce the implementation of measures to redress the situation.

In this place, where blacks are concentrated up to three points the Ministry has already placed signs “high reflectivity” LED lights “greater visibility”, and place reflective tape on both road side to enhance visibility, said Villanueva. Now, to be created between different administrations a working group Road Safety that addresses the problems at intersections between state and regional roads and the pilgrimage route. In its conclusions, “the measures necessary to protect the Way” was adopted, Villanueva said this tour. However, it is expected that when the highway between Santiago and Lugo is fully completed and in progress, the N-547 will be reduced traffic, something decisive because the road has a parallel path to it in the municipalities of Pales de Reid, Elide, Argue and O Pine.

In this working group, along with the Aecia of Tourism and the Government Office, representatives of the General Directorate do Cultural Heritage of the Galician Aecia Infrastructure and Highways, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) will be the Traffic Civil Guard and the councils of Lugo and Corunna.

Villanueva recalled, in any case, that “all must carry a safety vest to ensure our own security.” A road over issues, the government delegate said Friday it exceptionally Civil Guard patrol riding different paths immediately as “special measures” to ensure safety. Although he insisted that “there is nothing objective to tell us that there is increased insecurity”, it has opted for this determination in the weeks that have the largest influx of pilgrims throughout the year to match the summer and feast of the Apostle.