Finally improved

THE entrance road to Javea will finally have pavements, a cycle lane and pedestrian crossings.

Residents have long complained that the 900 ‐metre stretch into the town from Gata is dan ‐gerous for drivers, espe ‐cially those trying to pull out of side lanes, and that cars frequently crash into the walls lining the road.

The situation is even more risky for cyclists and pedestrians who have to navigate an extremely narrow hard shoulder, and in general the whole road is cracked and messy.

But the local council this week finally an ‐nounced a general over ‐ haul with an investment of €7.3 million. app ‘Reservas Cala Moraig’.

Work will focus on the stretch between the roundabout with the boat sculpture ‐ on the turnoff towards Benitachell ‐ and Avenida de Palmela.

The company that ac ‐cepts the project will have a maximum of one year to widen the road to accommodate a 1.80 ‐ me ‐tre pavement either side, a 2.55 ‐ metre cycle lane and two 3.5 ‐ metre lanes for traffic.

This will require expro ‐priating nearly 5,300 square metres of private land and knocking down the existing walls, with 46 property owners affect ‐ed.

Alternatively, tickets can be bought from a kiosk at the car park, but the council recommends

YOUR EWN HAS booking early to ensure a place.

The aim of the measure is to protect the area, as increasing numbers of visi‐tors over the last few years have affected the environment.

In addition, the council states that it will help curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy sav ‐ing, as when there are no parking spaces left a series of luminous panels inform drivers of alternative places to park outside the protected area.

STORIES IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION

Scooter rules

PEGO local council has drawn up new legislation regulating the use of elec‐tric scooters and personal mobility vehicles in the town.

The popular patinetes can now only be used by people aged over 15 years old in the town and by one person at a time, ie carrying passengers will be prohibit‐ed.

SEVERAL political parties in the Marina Baixa have joined forces to oppose a national legislation that will effectively cause the district to lose up to 105 cubic hectometres of wa‐ter every year.

Compromís, the PSOE and the PP, together with the area’s four watering commu‐nities, will call for the repeal of a Royal Decree recently ap‐proved by the central govern‐ment obliging the Marina Baixa water authorities to dis‐charge 5.5 cubic hectometres per year through the torrents of the Guadalest and Amado‐rio reservoirs in order to cre‐ate ‘artificial rivers’ on tradi‐tionally dry riverbeds.

The political representa‐tives of the seven largest towns in the district, namely