Redaccion
Two of the main actions that have affected the city in recent months can now be considered completed just before the arrival of Holy Week, as previously announced by the City Council. These are the works carried out on Montecarlo Avenue – in the section between Paris and Rome streets – and on Armada Española Avenue.
Both actions mainly involved the renovation of the hydraulic infrastructures located underground, although the intervention was also used to improve urban aesthetics and accessibility, which has been enhanced in both cases. This was verified ‘on-site’ this morning by the Water Cycle Councilor, José Ramón González de Zárate, who visited both points where the workers are putting the finishing touches before opening to traffic and normal pedestrian flow.
In the case of Montecarlo Avenue, the underground hydraulic infrastructures (rainwater, sewerage, and drinking water network) have been renovated, and a reclaimed water network has been incorporated to which property communities can connect for garden irrigation or common areas so that the consumption of drinking water is reduced and costs are lowered. Additionally, paving, new lighting, and trees have been installed. «It is one of the main arteries of Rincón de Loix and was a much-needed and demanded action by the residents, who now benefit from improved aesthetics, accessibility, and comfort,» González de Zárate stated.
After completing this first phase, «which faced many problems initially due to the bankruptcy of the first company,» the City Council is already studying the implementation of the second phase, which covers the section between Roma and Berlin streets. The project is under review, and the plan is to start the tender process shortly so that it can be awarded in September and work can begin after the summer.
Regarding the work carried out on Armada Española Avenue to adapt the final section of the sanitation collector at its junction with Jaime I, the action has solved the problem that the collector had due to the low slope in several sections, which caused a slow flow rate and a rise in water levels inside.
This work originated from the neighboring municipality of Finestrat’s need to carry out an emergency project to renew and expand its pumping system to the Benidorm WWTP. Finestrat requested the EPSAR to «renew the pumping line to Benidorm from the Wastewater Pumping Station (EBAR) in Cala de Finestrat,» explained the councilor. This renewal involved a significant increase in the future pumping capacity to the Benidorm system.
For this reason, González de Zárate emphasized, «it was necessary to provide more capacity to the sanitation network because we will also collect wastewater from Finestrat.»
The investment amounted to 162,535 euros and was carried out by Hidraqua, funded by the Service Renovation Funds, although the Public Entity for Wastewater Sanitation (EPSAR) covers 90% of the cost (146,281.50 euros). The gardening work was carried out by the Parks and Gardens concessionaire, Actúa.
«This Benidorm government once again demonstrates that it knows how to manage and administer, and that we meet the deadlines we set,» stated the councilor, who also highlighted the recent actions taken on Ibiza Street and Elche Park. «Little by little, we are making the city more accessible and improving services,» he concluded.
