High-Speed progress Night of the Museum

THE Noche de los Museos (Night of the Museums) event in Cartagena was again a huge success attracting more than 42,000 people to the event.

The event opened 30 museums to the public free of charge including the Ro­ man theatre. Many events such as free concerts, workshops, street theatre, etc were organised as part of the special night. Murcia City and Lorca among others hosted their own version of the event. as well as human and natural pressures on marine life. Family and loved ones waited with tears in their eyes and welcome home signs at the Cartagena docks on Saturday, May 20.

THE Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (Adif), the Spanish public business under the Ministry of Transport whose objective is the construction of railway lines and their management, have announced plans to lay highspeed tracks between Murcia and Lorca next year.

They advised that the work should be completed within the year and the work on the Murcia­Almeria line is progressing well. The Minister for Transport’s forecast is that the line, or a large part, could be operational by 2026.