He French Way Federation has announced after a meeting with the Department of Tourism of the Government of Navarra, that it will financially and politically support the actions that the Foral government undertakes to solve the problem. risk that the section of the Camino de Santiago through Valcarlos poses for pilgrims.
A 7 kilometer stretch that entails quite a bit of dangerAccording to Miguel Pérez, president of the Camino Francés Federation: "It is a perfectly documented path that has the problem that a section of approximately 7 km passes through the road. It has the advantage of a lower gradient, it has the advantage that in winter it is more accessible. But the drawback is that There are a series of kilometers that pilgrims are forced to travel on a road that has no shoulder. A stretch of about 7 km and, therefore, they are in a certain danger at certain times due to the intensity of traffic that may exist along it.
Some risks confirmed by Cabo Primero Feliz, from the Civil Guard OMAPS (the Mobile Pilgrim Assistance Offices). "The National 135 from Roncesvalles to Valcarlos, we know that it is a road that heavy vehicles usually travel on. A lot of vehicles loaded with straw in summer, and now, in winter, also vehicles with wood heading to France. It is true that the shoulder is impassable. And on Saturdays and Sundays it is also a fairly busy route for motorcycles.”
The Government of Navarra has committed to working at this point along the way. The most logical solution for the French Way Federation is surely not the most economical, but it seems the safest. “Given that in winter we obviously have to continue closing the path through the forest, on the road we would have to find a technical solution of making a walkway. The pilgrim does not need wonderful infrastructure, what he needs is something simple, a walkway that allows you to continue on those sections separated from the road. Although he is close to her, but a little separated.”
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