Plenty of parking

FINESTRAT Council has purchased two plots of land to create 200 parking spaces. The first of these, known as ‘El Salt’, measures around 5,000 square metres and will have space for around 150 vehicles and a bus, while the other, which is in Carrer Sant Vicent, will soon provide an additional 50 spaces in an underground car park.

Acquiring these plots for use as car parks will solve one of the main problems for locals and visitors in the old town. The ‘El Salt’ car park will also have four spaces for vehicles with disabled badges and several large ‘family’ spaces reserved for people with prams or pushchairs. Five electric vehicle charging points will be installed in the facility. The design will also include an area where buses can turn and a school bus stop. and avoiding complaints. To further improve conditions in the town, all the countryside roads are soon to be repaired or resurfaced.

The old town of Finestrat already has a municipal car park below the Plaça de la Unió Europea with more than 200 spaces on two floors. However, the new facilities will cover the need for additional space during the high season and major events such as the gastronomic, traditional and Christmas markets and sports events.

Five new machines have been bought for the four workers, so there is always one in hand in case of a malfunction. Weeds have been a bugbear for the town council for the last four years, which is now attacking the problem after addressing other issues such as lighting and road surfacing.