The City Council awards the contract for the construction of the large boulevard park that will culminate the transformation of the downtown area.

The company awarded the contract has reduced by two months the execution period initially set at 20 months and has lowered the budget to 17.3 million euros.

The project includes the redevelopment of Avenida San Lorenzo and a subway public parking lot for more than 300 vehicles, which will be added to the municipal parking network at a cost of 1 euro per day for the user.

The Estepona City Council has taken a new step towards the construction of the Bulevar Parque Central, an action that will be the culmination of the great urban transformation that the city has undergone in the last decade and which will involve the creation of a large public space in the heart of the town. The Consistory has already awarded the works, which will have a budget of 17,332,445.52 euros (VAT included) and a completion period of 18 months.

This new municipal project will be developed in the avenues San Lorenzo and España, in the axis between the new Town Hall, the promenade and the town center, contemplating its exterior redevelopment for the generation of another large pedestrian boulevard with leisure and commercial spaces, as well as the creation of a subway parking with capacity for more than 300 vehicles with the system of the municipal parking network of 1 euro per day cost for the user.

The execution of the works, which will be carried out guaranteeing the least damage to neighbors and shopkeepers, has been awarded to Innovaciones Técnicas y Recursos Constructivos, S.A. The company has submitted the most advantageous economic offer, in addition to a reduction in the execution period foreseen in the tender specifications by two months (from 20 to 18 months).

The new Parque Central Boulevard in Estepona is being developed in accordance with the roadmap of the Spanish Urban Agenda, with a triple focus on social, economic and environmental sustainability. The work will merge the pedestrian boulevard to the Mediterranean that the old N340 road has become -generating one of the best promenades in the country- with the renovated historic center, known as the ‘Garden of the Costa del Sol’.

The new boulevard will have unique elements such as squares, promenades, water features and parks, giving personality to the urban space and serving as a meeting point for citizens. It will also include spaces reserved for cab ranks, reserved spaces for loading and unloading compatible with stores, parking areas for motorcycles, electric vehicles, and bicycle parking, with a clear commitment to improving mobility.

This project will make the public space of the central avenue San Lorenzo, of about 22,000 square meters, another urban reference of sustainability and quality tourism, advancing in the urban model developed in these twelve years and in the friendly city and quality of life in which Estepona has become. This urban development model is an international benchmark and has been recognized by institutions and social agents for the benefits it brings to the future of societies.