The stretch of Mediterráneo Avenue between Emilio Romero and Bilbao streets will be cut for a week to finish the anti-storm tank

The stretch of the avenue of the Mediterranean between the streets Journalist Emilio Romero and Bilbao will be closed to traffic for a week to complete the construction of the anti-storm tank included in the remodeling project. The cut will be effective as of Monday, October 14, and traffic is expected to be restored on Saturday, the 19th.

The Department of Mobility will order traffic in the surrounding streets for the duration of the traffic cut so that the circulation is as smooth as possible. Thus, the vehicles that circulate along Mediterráneo Avenue and direction to Plaza de la Hispanidad will be diverted by Periodista Emilio Romero Avenue to Gerona Street. At this point, vehicles can travel to Europa Avenue - maintaining the current direction of traffic - or head towards Esperanto street, since the direction of movement is reversed in this section of Girona and the pedestrianized section is opened to traffic.

There will also be changes in the circulation of Esperanto Street. Specifically, the direction of traffic is reversed in the section between Finestrat Street and Plaza de la Hispanidad. In this way, vehicles that circulate along Esperanto can reach Plaza de la Hispanidad and from this point move to Bilbao Avenue. Likewise, the bus stop on Esperanto street moves about 100 meters, until it reaches the height of Dona I building.

While these restrictions last, access to the affected fords located on the stretch of Mediterráneo Avenue by the cut will be allowed.

The Councilor for Mobility and Works, José Ramón González de Zárate, has apologized “for the inconvenience this cut may cause”, but has clarified that “it is essential to restrict the passage of vehicles to complete the construction of the 'anti-storm' tank, possibly the most complex engineering work of those that are being carried out at the moment in Spain and that will bring very important benefits to the city ”. De Zárate explained that this tank has the capacity to collect up to 615 cubic meters of rainwater and divert them to the purification network avoiding their arrival at the beach.

This tank is located at the confluence of Mediterráneo and Doctor Orts Llorca avenues, and "once operational, it will end the floods that occur in the area when it rains heavily."

De Zárate has advanced that as soon as the construction of the tank is finished, the pavement of Mediterráneo Avenue will begin to be placed; a pavement “designed exclusively for Benidorm and that bears the name of the city”.