For greater than a decade, the residents of Lomas de Cabo Roig have been demanding the erection of a pedestrian bridge over the AP-7. Presently, pedestrians, mums with kids in pushchairs, mobility scooters, wheelchair customers, bicycles and all, share the identical slender verge alongside the facet of a busy, harmful and unlit the street, when strolling between the Lomas urbanisation and the coast.
As the one solution to cross the barrier that separates the urbanisation from supermarkets, bars, eating places and the shoreline, the danger that this 2km stroll entails throughout daylight is big, and, with no illumination, way more in order the sunshine fades.
Now, fortunately, the mayor, Pepe Vegara, has stated that it’s time to shut this chapter, which, together with a brand new reservoir for consuming water, he considers to be one of many two precedence works on the Oriola coast. As such we perceive that the mayor is now enthusiastic about requesting a mortgage of 1.37 million to hold out the undertaking.
The historical past of the requirement dates again to January 2002. That yr the Plenary authorized the city growth of the Lomas de Cabo Roig sector with the corporate Urbana San Miguel SL. The settlement included a assure of 1.2 million that the corporate positioned with Bancaja (now CaixaBank) in December 2004. In that settlement, the erection of the bridge over the AP-7 was among the many building firm’s obligations.
Nevertheless, in subsequent years the corporate started to expertise financial difficulties with the bursting of the actual property bubble, so was by no means keen to fulfil their dedication.
Deciding they may wait now not, in 2018, the Metropolis Council obtained the State Highways allow, an authorisation that Urbana San Miguel was utilizing as an excuse, in order to not undertake the work. However, as soon as once more, and regardless of now having the papers so as, the developer ignored the Metropolis Council’s calls for.
Within the odd plenary session of July 2021, the federal government, led on the time by Mayor Emilio Bascuñana, exasperated by the dearth of progress, declared the expiration of the settlement as a result of failure of the developer, and it was agreed to grab the assure of 1.2 million euros that had been deposited by the developer in 2004. Nevertheless, the financial institution refused at hand over the cash. The case ended up within the Contentious-Administrative Courtroom.
Because the authorized course of was being adopted, the councillor of City Planning, José Aix (Cs), authorised the drawing up of specs for the bridge, the drafting of which was put out to tender. Nevertheless, the municipal secretary then reported an error within the specs, so, in the long run, the undertaking was withdrawn.
Now, whereas the council continues to hunt the unblocking of the promoters deposit via the courts, the mayor feels that the mortgage can be sufficient to undertake the complete undertaking. On the time of writing nonetheless, it’s nothing greater than a consideration, with the mayor nonetheless pondering on any determination.