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Tram line now fully open
Jo Pugh
THE tram line between Denia and Benidorm is now fully open following the temporary use of replacement bus services between Teulada and Calpe. The new Quisi viaduct is situated over the Barranco de Santa Ana in Benissa.
The new bridge had to be built by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) after it was found that the original viaduct, dating back to 1915, could not bear the weight of the new trams purchased. The new viaduct, with a bud get of €9,857,534, is located near the original, with a length of 370 metres.
The viaduct allows the passage of the new dual fuel trains (electricdiesel) incorporated by FGV as part of the modernisation plan for the line.
It is planned to convert the original Quisi viaduct into a footbridge in order that walkers can enjoy the views.
Road safety improvements
Now the viaduct is open, the regional government plans to start renovation work on the Algar and Mascarat bridges, located in Altea in the coming months.
Off road track Cloners caught
THE National Police have arrested two men in Benidorm who had been paying establishments and hotels in the town with a cloned credit card from a person who resided in Barcelona.
The officers learned that two guests at a hotel had paid their bill of €462 with an allegedly fraudulent bank card.
After an investigation, the police found that the bank card belonged to a woman who lived in a town near Barcelona. They contacted the lady, who confirmed that there had indeed been charges on her credit card from hotels and other establishments located in Benidorm, despite the fact that she had the physical card in her possession and was at her home in Catalonia at that time.
She had been scammed at a cash machine.
Given these facts, investigators went to the hotel where the fraudulent payment had taken place and located two men in one of the rooms who admitted to the fraud.
They were subsequently arrested and taken for questioning.
WORK has begun in Calpe to construct a ‘Pump track’ for skateboarders and cyclists. Located within the sports complex, it is on a plot adjacent to the skate track, with an area of approximately 1,800 square metres.
The track is to be a circuit containing banked curves, mounds and jumps.
It will be 226 metres long and 2.5 metres wide, finished with asphalt, while the slopes will be concreted.
The circuit will have plateaus, elevations, un
Second Lidl store for Calpe
GERMAN supermarket giant Lidl has announced the construction of a second store in the town.
The demolition project to make way for the supermarket has almost been completed, which forced the southern access road to be closed for a short while when an old house was knocked down. The demolition is exempt from the prohibition of works in summer because it is a commercial area.
The enormous scheme included the demolition of a chinese bazaar and an empty supermarket premises. Only a petrol station and the original car park remain. The plot involved is a total of 9,300 square metres. The new establishment will have a 2,500 square metre supermarket as well as a car park with 185 spaces. dulations, cambers and necessary slopes appropriate to the dimensions and layout of the circuit.
The other Lidl supermarket is at the opposite end of town behind Las Salinas lake.
The works have been awarded to the company Aglomerados del Sureste for a price of €75,504 and have an execution period of three months.
With this new sports facility, Calpe Council intends to meet the demands for the practice of non conventional sports.
The sports complex, of which the Spanish name is Pabellon Deportivo IFAC, is located in Partida Gargasindi.
A NEW cycle lane and safer road markings have been created on the northern access road to Benitachell’s Cumbre del Sol urbanisation.
The cycle lane covers two kilometres on the uphill road and the double central axis has been painted to highlight the prohibition to overtake. Work has also included the demarcation of the hard shoulder side lines and repainting the pedestrian crossings.
The aim is to reduce traffic speed and increase safety for all road users and especially cyclists, as the Puig de la Llorença peak is a major attraction for professional and amateur bicycle users.
Another project is currently underway to build a new roundabout between the access to Pueblo Panorama and the road down to the coast to improve traffic circulation at the crossing.
Jo Pugh
FERROCARILS de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV), has put out to tender the project of doubling the track width and its electrification between the stops of Hospital Comarcal de la Marina Baixa, locat
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