Benidorm launches tender to design the park-and-ride parking lot on Avenida Beniardá

Benidorm City Council has launched the tender process for the contract to execute the "Sustainable Urban Drainage System for the Implementation of Park-and-Ride Parking on the Moralet Municipal Plot." This involves the design of the park-and-ride parking on Avenida Beniardá, located next to the TRAM station, and is included in the Sustainable Tourism Plan, Action 13 "Benidorm Visión 360." The project is financed with European funds, associated with the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan within the Sustainable Tourism Destination Plan.

The budget for this project amounts to €2,088,910.07 and has an eight-month execution period, as stated in the technical specifications. The work will be carried out on a plot measuring approximately 17,244 square meters.

The area to be renovated is a large esplanade that has changed over the years to make it more accessible. However, it currently lacks control or functional layout and only has two access points, both from Avenida Beniardá itself. This esplanade is currently used as a park-and-ride parking facility, but the interior layout is defined by the existing vegetation and the morphology of the terrain.

Mayor Toni Pérez stated that "we continue to invest in such an important issue for this local government as improving the free parking offer, in this case with a European-funded project that will greatly improve this space." He also stated that "the entire design will be based on sustainability criteria, implementing buffer barriers and landscape regeneration areas to mitigate the effects of the works on El Moralet Park."

The project provides organization and control of land used by many residents' and visitors' vehicles, significantly reducing the number of vehicles traveling through the city. In this regard, the project considers the adaptation and regularization of the area by adjusting the slopes and designing sustainable drainage systems for water drainage.

The paving includes traffic lanes, parking spaces, green areas, a pedestrian walkway over green areas, a landscape regeneration area, and a pedestrian zone for people with reduced mobility. The project also includes the installation of an electrical grid, public lighting, sustainable drainage, irrigation, street furniture, an access control system, vehicle counting, and the implementation of signage, protective elements, and beacons.

The project, according to the mayor, includes a surface area of ​​15,018 square meters, with capacity for 396 cars, seven family parking spaces, and 16 for disabled access. There will also be a 94-square-meter pedestrian reserve, a 1,435-square-meter buffer zone, and a 697-square-meter landscape regeneration zone.

The deadline for submitting bids is April 2nd, and the opening of bids will take place on April 10th.