Benidorm completes construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Severo Ochoa and Camino de los Torreros

Benidorm City Council, through the Department of Water Cycle, has completed the construction of the new roundabout located at the junction of Severo Ochoa Avenue and Camino de los Torreros. This infrastructure improves traffic flow at this point and complements the surface drainage improvement work carried out around this intersection before the roundabout was built.

The budget for this project, carried out by the concessionaire Hidraqua, amounts to €162,408.62, and its completion was scheduled for just before the arrival of the summer season. During the construction work, efforts were made to minimise interference with road traffic and maintain two-way traffic flow.

The mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, visited the area this morning to check the final status of the project, accompanied by the Councillor for Water Cycle, José Ramón González de Zárate, and the Public Space Minister, Francis Muñoz, as well as representatives from Hidraqua and municipal technicians.

The purpose of this roundabout, as the mayor recalled, was "to resolve the problems generated by the urban impact of traffic at the intersection of the two roads." To minimise incidents, the decision was made to fit the section within the road system and to occupy minimal areas adjacent to the current layout. This land occupation was precisely the reason why the project took a little longer, as numerous procedures were required to obtain the free transfer of some land that was not municipally owned.

Toni Pérez emphasised that these works represent "the culmination of other previous hydraulic infrastructure projects" in the same area.

Thus, first of all, it should be noted that interventions were carried out to install a second wastewater pump line to the treatment plant to ensure that the wastewater would reach its destination at all times, even if the main line failed. This secondary line was essential during the initial stages of the renovation and improvement of the pumping stations.

Following this intervention, surface drainage improvements were carried out with the asphalting and paving of the affected area. The hydraulic solutions implemented were intended to resolve the problems facing the services, such as the deficient stormwater infrastructure. At that time, the restoration of the affected services was limited to paving part of the sidewalk and roadway, relocating streetlights, and installing signage.