Benidorm is making progress in improving the landscape of Paseo de Poniente with the installation of artificial turf islands and more than 3,000 new plants

Benidorm City Council's Department of Parks and Gardens continues to make progress on the restoration and landscaping renovation work in one of the city's busiest areas for residents and visitors, Poniente Seafront Promenade. This was announced by the councillor for the department, José Ramón González de Zárate, who explained that in recent weeks they have "installed new areas of artificial turf on some of the central islands of this promenade that were in a worse state due to pedestrian traffic," even though they are landscaped areas.

González de Zárate recalled that the City Council already undertook a first phase of installing decorative artificial turf last year and that now "we are completing this project with new areas of artificial turf, greening the promenade with a feature that is also easier and more efficient to maintain."

Likewise, the councillor indicated that this project "complements the planting of more than 3,000 plants that have also been planted along the Paseo to make the slopes closest to the area of ​​the roadway where the single platform was created" much more lush on Avenida de la Armada Española.

"Paseo de Poniente is one of our most important and most visited gems," stated José Ramón González de Zárate, who also emphasized that "precisely because of the large number of people who walk along the Paseo itself every day or who use it to go to and from the beach, we also find that some people cross through the garden areas to shorten the distance, instead of walking a few more meters and passing where they should," which "harms the growth of natural plants in these areas as they are constantly being stepped on." Hence, the decision to use this type of decorative artificial grass, "which offers a good appearance and is more durable."

"Little by little, we're ensuring that this promenade, one of the most emblematic, can offer its best image," said the councilor, who also asked residents and visitors to "avoid stepping on planted areas not designated for pedestrians, so as not to damage them and, together, achieve the image and sensation of freshness and color that this Paseo de Poniente deserves."