Work begins on the Bulevar Parque Central boulevard, the culmination of Estepona’s major urban transformation

The mayor, José María García Urbano, meets with neighbors and merchants of the area to inform about the project and meet the needs of these groups.

The company awarded the contract has reduced the execution period, which is estimated at 18 months.

The Estepona City Council informs that work has begun on 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 that will involve the creation of a large public space in the heart of the town.

This new municipal project will be developed in the avenues San Lorenzo and Spain, 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 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 to the user.

The mayor, José María García Urbano, today held a meeting with traders and residents of the area to whom he explained the various phases of the work and listened to their requests, assuring them that the work has been technically approached to cause the least damage. Also, those responsible for the municipal delegation of Parks and Gardens are working on a specialized pruning for existing trees in the area are transplanted to other parts of the city while the works are executed.

The work has a completion period of 18 months, after the company to which it was awarded reduced by two months the deadline initially set. It has also reduced the budget to 17.3 million euros.

The new Parque Central Boulevard in Estepona is being developed in accordance with the Spanish Urban Agenda roadmap, 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’.

It 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 also integrates 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 San Lorenzo Avenue, 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.