The City Council obtains authorization to make the crosswalk that connects El Paraíso with Benamara more accessible.

The Consistory will assume the cost of the works to improve this infrastructure with ramps to facilitate the use of the elderly or people with reduced mobility.

The Estepona City Council informs that the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has authorized it to execute the works that will make the elevated crosswalk that communicates the urbanizations ‘El Paraíso’ and ‘Benamara’ more accessible.

The deputy mayor of the area of Infrastructure, Development and Tourism (FIT), Ana Velasco, explained that this structure, which is located on the A-7 highway, requires a reform to provide it with access ramps on each side of the road. This will facilitate its use for the elderly, people with reduced mobility, bicycles and baby carriages.

In the request sent to the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, the Consistory showed its willingness to fully fund these works that will favorably affect the residents of these suburban areas that regularly use the crosswalk.

Velasco has indicated that the City Council of Estepona has the technical project drafted, which has been funded by residents and owners of this sector. This technical proposal proposes the installation of two access ramps to the main portico of the existing pedestrian overpass, by means of reinforced concrete structures, with a maximum slope of 12.5%.

The municipal responsible has explained that the Consistory has been processing with the Ministry for more than three years this work of public interest, which aims to achieve universal use of the infrastructure referred to, and has been very much demanded by the neighbors. In fact, the government team has allocated funds for this work in the last three municipal budgets.

Once the Estepona City Council has obtained the ministerial authorization, the municipal services are already working on the drafting of the tender documents for the bidding and awarding of these works.

This crosswalk was built in the early 80’s by the owners/developers of the area, is composed of a mixed concrete/steel beam supported on metal supports and accessible only by stairs of several sections arranged on both sides of the road.

On the other hand, Ana Velasco recalled that this is not the only request that the Consistory has made to the Ministry headed by Óscar Puente. The City Council has requested on several occasions the need for a new access to the town of Estepona from the A-7, an infrastructure that would help to improve mobility in the municipality.

The Consistory has also offered to fully fund this work because it would provide a solution to the problems that have been worsening at this point of the A-7 in recent years due to the progressive and significant increase in population.

Also, the deputy mayor has recalled other actions that the City Council has been doing in recent years to improve connections in the suburbs, such as the new ford that was executed to link Cancelada with Las Joyas, La Resina and Selwo, the road that connected Camino Briján to Cancelada or the one built to connect Casasola, Atalaya and Isdabe, among others. To these must be added others that are being promoted, such as the creation of a pedestrian connection on the Benahavís road that will connect the Mar and Monte urbanizations with the Alquería avenue.