The mayor of Écija and the territorial delegate of Agriculture have visited the works on the Camino del Borreguero, one of the five roads being repaired with a total investment of €563,000.
The heavy rains of last winter rendered dozens of rural roads impassable in the extensive municipality of Écija, which encompasses nearly 1,000 kilometres of roads. Now, the Junta de Andalucía has allocated €563,000 for the urgent repair of five of them, an action that the mayor, Silvia Heredia, and the territorial delegate of Agriculture, María Isabel Solís, have supervised this morning on the Camino del Borreguero.
An investment that responds to a historic demand
As the mayor explained, the storms have caused damage, but they have also allowed for the activation of subsidy lines that agricultural groups have been requesting for years. “This situation has allowed us to recover roads that were completely closed to traffic,” said Heredia, who thanked the speed of the Ministry of Agriculture in managing the funds.
The territorial delegate, María Isabel Solís, detailed that the aid is part of a global package of €750 million made available to farmers and ranchers following the series of storms, along with an additional €1.2 billion for infrastructure repairs. “These transit roads are the daily life of farmers,” Solís stated.
The five roads to be repaired
The works are distributed across five key routes for the local economy. The Camino del Borreguero, which connects Écija with Herrera, receives the largest allocation: €283,000 to rehabilitate a stretch of 3.5 kilometres. It is followed by the Camino de Écija-El Rubio (€88,619), the Camino de Gallape towards Marinaleda (€40,281), the Camino de Écija to Herrera (€48,337), and the Camino Écija (€24,168).
On the Borreguero, the works include cleaning and reinforcing the road surface, cleaning ditches to ensure drainage, and the construction of four reinforced concrete fords to prevent future damage. “It was urgent to act quickly to assist farmers,” the delegate emphasized.
Commitment to the primary sector
The Écija City Council has not limited itself to regional aid. According to municipal sources, the council has also applied for other lines of subsidies opened by the Provincial Council of Seville and the Government of Spain to restore the condition of these roads. The mayor highlighted that collaboration between administrations is key to ensuring that the works progress without delay.
For local residents and farm workers, these works represent relief. Many stretches, like that of Borreguero, were completely impassable, forcing detours of several kilometres. With the repairs, it is expected that the transit of agricultural and livestock machinery will return to normal in the coming weeks.
Forecasts indicate that the works on the Camino del Borreguero will conclude within two months, weather permitting. The rest of the roads will be addressed gradually, with the aim of having all of them operational before next autumn.
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