Benidorm begins the project to remodel Ciudad de Manizales square

Benidorm City Council's Department of Urban Scene has already begun the process for the remodelling and rehabilitation of Ciudad de Manizales square, after the company FR Ingeniería has been awarded the contract for the project and its managers have visited and toured the area with the Councillor for Urban Scene, Francis Muñoz.

The City Council expects, according to the company itself, that the project will be drafted by December and, therefore, the tender for the works can be launched once the project is completed. "That's our plan," stated Councillor Francis Muñoz, who emphasised the importance of acting on this issue, "to once and for all put an end to the problems of leaks into the underground parking lot."

Thus, the project will reflect that the works will basically focus on two aspects.

On the one hand, the repair of the damage to the structure of the lower parking lot caused by water seepage from the above-ground planters over the years. Furthermore, the current plaza will be completely renovated. "It will be rebuilt, and practically a new plaza will be created," the councillor stated.

In this way, the City Council's goal is for the future Plaza Ciudad de Manizales to be as open a plaza as possible, with complete accessibility, greater foot traffic, and, ultimately, to bring more life to it." This transformation of the plaza will involve the elimination and removal of many of the street furniture elements that can be seen today, such as planters, steps, and swings. "The goal is to have as few above-ground elements as possible to create a much more walkable and accessible plaza," Muñoz clarified.

The inspections that have already been carried out have determined that the water leaks into the parking lot originate from the planters, which, as stated, will be removed.

In addition, before beginning work, several test pits will be taken to determine the depth of the parking slab in order to determine the best surface accessibility solutions.