Heritage Department is
promoting a master plan and a preliminary project to define the future terminal
and the organization of municipal public land between La Torreta and the
CV-905The awarding of the master plan and preliminary design contract will
entail an expenditure of €200,000, which was allocated through the budget
amendment approved at the last ordinary plenary session in September. The City
Council owns 44,000 square meters of the Enclave 13 area, which covers
a surface area of over 73,500 square meters and includes existing buildings such as the service station and the fire
station, located next to the CV-905 highway.
The plot is located next to the "flamingo" roundabout
and the Carrefour and Ozone shopping area and is used, with municipal
authorization, for various activities, primarily circuses. Before any actual
project has even begun, the proposal has already entailed a multi-million euro
investment: a decade ago, the City Council had to expropriate a significant
portion of the land from its private owners for over seven million euros. The
City Council is obligated to cede a portion of the plot to the company Avanza so
that it can construct its new bus depot and workshops, as stipulated in the
terms and conditions for the new service. Currently, the company operates a
parking facility and gas station on Delfina Viudes Avenue, which causes daily
traffic problems and disruptions in residential areas, particularly at the
beginning and end of the bus service, with up to 30 buses congregating
there.
In any case, it is Avanza
that is bound by the deadlines stipulated in the tender specifications and, in
this instance, depends on the City Council to meet them. Furthermore, it also
needs a new area with fuel pumps for hybrid and electric buses. Avanza has already indicated that it
is awaiting the availability of this land.
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