Benidorm invests over €260,000 in upgrading water infrastructure on Vinaroz Street
The work, which began two weeks ago, has a two-month completion period
Benidorm City Council, through the Department of the Water Cycle, has begun renovation work on water infrastructure on Vinaroz Street in the Poniente area. These works, which started a couple of weeks ago, have a two-month completion schedule and a budget of €261,032.71; the project is fully funded by Veolia—the concessionaire for the Integrated Water Cycle—using its Investment Fund.
As explained by the Councillor for the Water Cycle, José Ramón González de Zárate, the renovation "covers both the sewerage and potable water networks, which are over fifty years old." The project involves replacing 115 meters of the potable water network with a ductile iron pipe (100 mm nominal diameter) to replace the old fibre-cement conduits, while also improving the network's grid layout and the fire protection system.
Regarding the sewerage network, the renovation will affect 100 meters of collector pipe—using 315 mm diameter PVC piping—and household service connections, replacing old concrete collectors that also date back more than 50 years. González de Zárate noted that the work would be rounded off with "urban realm improvements," including laying 813 square meters of new asphalt surfacing on the roadway, renewing nearly 750 square meters of sidewalks using the distinctive circular paving found on the Poniente Promenade, installing municipal utility conduits, improving accessibility, and installing new street furniture. The councillor emphasised that this project “is very important” due to the age of the existing infrastructure, noting that “intervention was necessary to prevent potential future breakdowns and allows us to continue modernising infrastructure that is essential for Benidorm’s development.”