Winter storms leave Murcia with a €6 million repair bill as emergency road works begin
Work has already started in Lorca, Cartagena and Jumilla on 228 kilometres of damaged road surface
Emergency repair works are underway on more than 228 kilometres of state roads across the Region of Murcia after a series of storms between December 2025 and February 2026 left significant damage to road surfaces throughout the area.
The Ministry of Transport has allocated €6 million to the rehabilitation programme, with repair crews already active in Lorca, Cartagena and Jumilla where the worst of the damage is concentrated. The works began in March and are expected to be completed by June 2026, weather permitting.
The roads included in the programme are the A-7 motorway between kilometre points 566 and 656, the A-30 from kilometre point 84.3 to 189.1, the A-33 from 35.6 to 48.2, and the access and ring roads CT-32, CT-34, MU-32 and MU-33.
It's not just storm damage keeping Murcia's road engineers busy either. Separately, the regional Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure has put out to tender a €604,000 project to replace a notorious accident blackspot on the RM-F35 road at its junction with Camino del Sifón in the Campo de Cartagena area with a proper roundabout. Years of rear-end and head-on collisions at the X-shaped junction have continued despite previous safety measures, and companies have until April 28 to submit their bids. Once awarded, the work is expected to take six months.
Back on the storm repair programme, drivers should expect some disruption during the works, with selective lane and road closures in place as needed. The Ministry has confirmed that closures will be avoided at weekends, on public holidays and on dates designated as special traffic operations by the DGT, to keep disruption to a minimum during busier periods.
The Murcia repairs form part of a wider national emergency road rehabilitation programme being carried out across several autonomous communities including Galicia, Madrid, Castilla y León and Aragón, all of which suffered similar storm damage during the same winter period.
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C.C Parque Almenara, Camino de Enmedio s/n., Diputacion del Campillo. 30813, Lorca, (Murcia)Tel: 968 46 37 37
Murcia’s second biggest centro comercial has more than just shopping – it’s everything you could want from a day out!
Parque Almenara is one of the largest retail and leisure malls in the Lorca and Águilas area, offering the full ‘all under one roof’ shopping experience, except it is open to the elements!
It has all your favourite brands and shops like Stradivarius and Mango, spread out over two easily accessed levels. There is also a Carrefour, plus larger retail units for electrical products and home and garden goods.
Unlike other shopping centres, Parque Almenara is a shopping mall where the stores are located in a network of streets, like a whole shopping village that covers almost 150,000m2, making it the second largest shopping centre in the Region of Murcia.One of the most striking features of Parque Almenara is its three canvas tents suspended 20 metres above the outdoor area, creating a shaded zone and an oasis of calm right in the middle of the mall.
As well as the opportunity for a day’s retail therapy, Parque Almenara also offers the makings of good night out. There is a 10-pin bowling alley with 20 lanes and an entertainment complex, plus a multiscreen cinema with ten screens showing the latest offerings from Hollywood and the best 3D movies, and even original version English-language films.And with no fewer than eight separate options to grab a bite to eat at the food court, you can stay at the Parque Almenara all day if you want to!
You can even take your dog along with you as pets are allowed into the mall, an animal-friendly place.
How to get there
Parque Almenara is located on the Lorca–Águilas road C-3211 at km 1.9. On a GPS, the coordinates to put in are: N 37º 63´ W -1º 69´
If you’re going by bus, there is a direct bus route that leaves from Apolonia.
