TIME TO START WORK ON THE ORIHUELA COSTA

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The more observant may have noticed a strange occurrence taking place over the last week on the Orihuela Costa, the appearance of a phenomenon that has not been seen for years, the phenomenon that is, quite literally, the sign of investment, growth and delivering on a number of major projects.

Information boards have been erected at a number of key locations, detailing the imminent implementation of various works that have been on hold during the summer months. Two of the most long awaited ones are the pedestrian and cycle footbridges of the AP7 motorway, one on the road that links La Zenia to Villamartin, the second near to another outstanding project, the new school.

As these structures will span the motorway, the roads department had to put them on pause during the busier months of summer, so as to minimise disruption. The same considerations were put onto the footbridge over the N332 at La Regia. However, although the wok at the sites could not be carried out, behind the scenes, engineers have been working hard on building the modulated components that will soon be delivered to the area and assembled, probably during a single night, so as to have them in place whilst still minimising disruption.

There will undoubtedly be an element of inconvenience whilst the work is carried out, but, as the Councillor for the Coast, Martina Schreurer explained, “none of these projects are as intense as the work to regenerate the road network for the Zenia Boulevard. Both of the bridges over the motorway are separate structures to the existing bridges, so the only disruption might be a lane closed occasionally, with workers guiding traffic through, but with nowhere near the disruption caused before”.

A number of residents have praised the fact that the signs have now appeared, telling them what´s happening, but some parents near the proposed new school are critical of the fact that, although they are happy with the new bridge work, the school isn´t ready, so it is a bit of a waste. As previously explained though, the building of the school is “not within the control of the local authority, whereas at least the roads will be ready, which is something we can do”, explained Schreurer.

Works on renewing one of the main roads away from the coastal area, the Carretera de San Miguel, is also now on the autumn agenda, considered as one of the most important roads to the coast, which serves as a gateway and flagship of what to expect upon arrival, which must be of the utmost quality, according to the councillor, as “visitors, tourists, residents and potential investors will all travel on this road”.

The work on the Avenida de La Zenia, the road which runs down from the N332 to the coast, is also now set to begin. Temporary work was completed before the summer, which at least allowed beachgoers to park, having removed a number of obstructions that were in place, but the permanent improvements were halted for summer too.

That work is all set to start and could have begun already, but a temporary pause has been implemented, so as not to cause problems during the National Beach Volleyball championships, as almost all hotels are full to capacity, and many private holiday apartments too, so a delay of a few days would have a more positive impact than causing potential traffic chaos.

With many more investment plans still to be completed, the money raised from the sale of coastal plots allowing for future developments like the ambitions, though much needed La Regia renewal, the next few months may well stand as a testimonial legacy to the actions being carried out by the current administration, although no doubt with many claiming the praise, but the most important thing must be that the Orihuela Costa is still developing and these projects alone lay the foundations for the future.

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