Council’s cash promise
Investment plans for parks, beaches and the market
TORREVIEJA town hall has presented a multi-million-euro plan for parks, gardens and beaches – but there is no mention of the long-awaited park at the entrance to La Siesta urbanisation.
Councillor for transport, markets and beaches, Antonio Vidal and councillor for parks and gardens, Carmen Gómez gave details at a press conference on Tuesday of how part of the local authority’s €49 million budget surplus will be spent.
Sra Gómez said the monies will be used for the ‘creation of new green zones and the remodelling of existing ones’.
The councillor highlighted a number of projects such as the first phase of the restructuring of the Parque de las Naciones (nations park).
This will see the ‘complete restoration’ of the dragon slide, the resurfacing of walkways, replacing of lighting, etc.
In the town hall square – Plaza de la Constitución – the first phase of replacing tiling will be undertaken after tree roots damaged the area.
The calisthenics park in Nueva Torrevieja will be completed with more infrastructure, children’s games and a rest area.
The Cabo Cervera green area will be remodelled, with the sports courts restored, and garden areas, furniture and health games installed, explained the councillor.
A similar investment will be made at the Parque del Molino
In La Mata the improvements will continue at Plaza Encarnación Puchol, with improvements
also earmarked for Plaza Perfecta Rodríguez and Plaza de la Agricultura.
New watering systems will also be introduced in other parks.
Councillor Vidal highlighted the €1 million proposal to regenerate Playa del Cura, which he said was ‘similar to the one carried at Playa de Los Locos.
A total of 20,000 cubic metres of new sand is set to be brought in, although this is dependent on a study of sea currents and the environment.
The scheme will also have to be approved by the national coast department.
Sr Vidal added that eight lifeguard huts will be replaced and five new watchtowers purchased to ‘improve the lifeguard service’.
He also noted that the ‘useful life’ of the boardwalk along La Mata beach has ‘come to an end’.
For this reason, the council
is producing a project which will allow pedestrians to ‘walk normally’ along the infrastructure.
This would see the wooden sleepers replaced with ‘materials resistant to the salty environment’.
The project will also have to be sent to the national coast department for approval.
And a total of €421,000 has been set aside for improvements to Torrevieja’s purposebuilt market area, including the construction of shade and rest zones, and the laying out of a second carpark.
However, there was no mention of the proposed park at the entrance to La Siesta and El Chaparral urbanisations, which was first announced eight years ago. Despite this, a recent Neighbourhood Watch meeting was told by the council that a budget has been set for the project.