Torrevieja Railway Station Park Remodelling Plans

Whilst the Torrevieja local government is set on demolishing the few green areas remain in the town, an opposition candidate for mayor in the May elections has presented ambitious plans that his party would implement if they are elected.

Pablo Samper, candidate for mayor as leader of the SueÒa Torrevieja group, has publicly presented an ambitious project for the remodelling of the area of the Parque de la EstaciÛn, the AcequiÛn canal area and the area adjacent to the Alzheimer's Residence Centre, which in the words of Samper "will totally change the image of Torrevieja and the AcequiÛn neighbourhood in an area of 40,000 square metres of new green areas. There will be playgrounds, areas for family leisure and our seniors, as well as the remodelling of the skateboard circuit and the creation of underground parking that will facilitate the annex to it, all respecting and improving the already known area of bar and leisure facilities that are present in the park"

Samper said that "it is an exciting project on which we have been working for years and that would be launched when we are in government.

In SueÒa Torrevieja we work with facts, with realities, we want to make

Torrevieja a more modern, more familiar and more pleasant city".

The remodelling project would also have a recreation of our origins and our history, such as the creation of a salt route on foot that would run through part of the AcequiÛn channel to near the area of the Salinas de Torrevieja, as well as an area enabled for the practice of yoga, Taiichi and Pilates.

In the words of Samper, "it is a project for people between 0 and 99 years old, for all of Torrevieja as a whole: for our youngsters playing in the playgrounds, for parents enjoying a rest area while their children play, for people practicing skateboarding, as well as for the older ones in their areas enabled for biohealthy circuits".

Torrevieja had a railway line that was introduced in 1884, but closed down in the late 1970's. The station building is still present, along with some remnants of the past, and is currently an exhibition hall, although it is seldom used. Alongside, there is a skatepark, which is enjoyed by the younger locals (despite the town hall not noticing their own signs which currently prohibit skating!).

New Almorad School Construction Contract Awarded

The Almoradí local council has awarded the contract for a new school, CEIP Number 4, to the company PEFERSAN SL for 7,451,537.30 euro.

The new school will have classrooms for both infants and Early Childhood Education, as well as for Primary level, in a centre designed to lessen the current burden on the town’s education system due to lack of space.

The building will be constructed on a plot of land located on the road that connects the town with Algorfa, with 17,000 square metres are allocated with ??6,000 metres for the building itself, the rest of the space will be used for recreation areas, accesses and other facilities, and for the installation of solar panels to promote self-consumption. The term of execution of the works is 24 months, once the administrative protocols have been concluded.