About 400 people demonstrated this Sunday in Serra de Daró (Baix Empordà) to demand more safety on the roads of Baix Ter. They did so in a slow march on foot, by bicycle, or with tractors to Mas Bahí, heading towards Gualta, to denounce the lack of investment in the road network.
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The platform Prou Excuses and about twenty mayors from the region have demanded the expansion of the roads, many of which have one lane per direction and no shoulder, a situation that, they say, contributes to the high accident rate. Although they have positively valued the package of measures announced by the Government, they have warned that “until we see machinery here, we will not believe it.”
According to the ‘Prou Excuses’ platform, the region records an accident every 15 days
The protest began this Sunday at half past nine in the morning at the roundabout of Serra de Daró and gathered about 400 people who traveled the stretch of the GI-643 to Mas Bahí, heading towards Gualta. Neighbors, cyclists, about twenty tractors, and also mayors from the area participated in the mobilization to demonstrate the unity of the territory and demand urgent actions on the road network.
The platform has stated that the roads of Baix Ter accumulate an “unacceptable” accident rate and has affirmed that, since they were established, an accident occurs approximately every fifteen days. One of its members, Francesc Baquer, emphasized that the demand does not imply building new infrastructures, but adapting the existing ones to the safety criteria established by regulations.
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In this regard, Baquer warned that “an announcement cannot stop a collective demand.” Although he assured that “any announcement is welcome,” he recalled that “we come from decades of announcements and nothing has been executed.”
The demonstration also wanted to pay tribute to the people who have died on these roads in recent years. In fact, two relatives of these victims led the demonstration. One of them is Carme Bonilla, who lost her husband on December 10 of last year. “He was coming back so calmly from the doctor and a truck ran him over in Gualta,” she explained to ACN.
Beyond the expansion of the roads, the platform also demands an improvement in public transport and mobility so that walking or cycling trips can be made more safely.
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