The first phase of the project is financed entirely by the Diputación de Alicante, while the second is run by the City Council
The performance will double the capacity of water collection in episodes of rain
The works of the second and third phases of the project to improve the drainage of rainwater in the street of Dr. Orts Llorca are already under way. This morning the mayor, Toni Pérez, and the president of the Provincial Council of Alicante, César Sánchez, have come to the area to delve into the details of these works, which will limit the floods in Dr. Orts Llorca to the maximum and in The closest stretch of the Mediterranean avenue. A point that, as the mayor recalled, has been very sensitive "for 60 years" to floods when there are episodes of rain of some importance. Perez and Sánchez have been accompanied by the Councilor for Works, José Ramón González de Zárate; The provincial deputy of Works, Bernabé Cano; Representatives of various opposition groups; And municipal and company personnel in charge of executing the second phase of the project. The mayor thanked Sánchez "the implication of the Provincial Council" in this second phase, which has a cost "about 800,000 euros," which covers 100% of the provincial entity and affects "the stretch between Girona Street and Avenida del Mediterráneo ". In this section "the capacity of the rainwater network will double, which will be coupled with the increase already made in the street Sacerdote Juan Rodríguez" and has a term of execution of four months. Concerning the third phase, also centered on the rainwater drainage network, it is the Town Council that assumes this action, which amounts to 324,000 euros. This phase runs from the intersection of Dr. Orts Llorca with Gerona Street to Avenida Alfonso Puchades and will end, at the latest, in mid-January. In both phases, "Dr. Orts Llorca's stretches will be reformed for the enjoyment of the pedestrians" improving the urban scene and especially the approaches, which "in some cases are 60 years old." Perez stressed that "most of the work will not be visible" because it is concentrated in the subsoil, although "it will bring a lot of benefits to the merchants and residents of the area, but also to all citizens who travel through Avenue of the Mediterranean and that we have seen this way flooded in days of rain ". In addition, the third phase will limit the problems in what is known as the Number 1 curve, one of the most conflictive points when precipitation episodes occur. The President of the Diputación has stressed that these works "will allow to improve the quality of life of people living in Benidorm and businesses that have suffered the floods so far," and added that Dr. Orts Llorca Of the 28 actions that the provincial entity is making in the Marina Baixa for an amount that exceeds three million euros.
Technological systems for the improvement of road safety
In addition to following the start of the works of Orts Llorca, the mayor and the president of the County Council have been able to verify the result of one of the actions to improve road safety co-financed by both administrations: the installation of an access control system In the street of the Priest Juan Rodriguez to limit the road traffic in the Walk of Levante only to authorized vehicles. This action is included in the project 'Technological Improvement of Road Safety', which has been acted in various parts of the city and has had a budget of 120,000euros.