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The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, inaugurated this oasis inspired by the Murcian Huerta, with palm trees, orange trees, vanilla, bells and lavenders, located in the village's Chocolate Sidewalk.

The Greenway has allowed to incorporate 200,000 m2 of spaces of high landscape value, connecting on foot and by bicycle the Huerta and the districts of the South Coast with the city of Murcia.

The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the Councilor for Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, José Guillén, and the Councilor for Pedanías y Barrios, Marco Antonio Fernández, inaugurated today the new Mediterranean garden of the Vereda del Chocolate, which they enjoy and the more than 4,500 residents of Los Ramos, as it passes through the Vía Verde.

This natural and leisure space of more than 1,000 m2 has been designed by the Murcian sculptor Pepe Hernández, together with the Park and Garden technicians, and the Murcian Huerta and its traditional ditches occupy a leading place.

"The neighbors of this district will have a new area for meeting, recreation and contact with nature, which can be used by pedestrians and cyclists of the Vía Verde," said José Ballesta.

Thus, he recalled that “the Greenway is the healthy route of 8.5 km that connects the southern districts on foot and by bicycle, which has allowed the incorporation of 200,000 m2 of spaces of high landscape value, connecting the Huerta and the districts of the Coastal South with the city of Murcia �.

Arch in honor of the Virgen de las Huertas

The garden also has a large entrance arch in honor of the Virgen de las Huertas, at the initiative of the Municipal Board, as well as a fountain with a sculpture of an orchard by the Murcian artist Pepe Hernández.

In addition, water takes a leading role through the ditches and hydraulic infrastructures, since the action has allowed to value the old ditch that passed that environment.

In this sense, the mayor stressed that “the channeling elements built by the Arabs around the Segura Valley constitute the most portentous hydraulic engineering project that exists, more than a thousand years old and still continue to operate throughout the Huerta of Murcia".

An oasis in the heart of the Greenway

In the garden located next to the Greenway, the simulation of a palm-shaped oasis adorned with vegetation, trees and shrub species, such as palm trees 'Phoenix dactylifera', orange trees, vanilla, bells or lavenders, stands out.

Families have at their disposal a play area with slides and educational and recreational elements with animal motifs.

The area has a fence, shock absorbing floor and multiple benches for rest.

This project of the City of Murcia, which has had a budget of 112,271 euros, is part of the Extraordinary Investment Plan in Pedanías, endowed with a total of 14 million euros.

On the other hand, the City Council currently has 47 works underway (32 in districts), which means an investment of almost five million euros (4,862,224 euros) and the remodeling of 400,010 square meters of green areas.

These works benefit more than 150,000 people, who live in the area of ​​influence of these parks.

"Improving the quality of life of the residents of Murcia and its districts is a priority for the City of Murcia," said the councilor during his visit to Los Ramos.

Pedestrian crossing that crosses the Greenway in Los Ramos

On the occasion of the works of the Greenway, the City Council enabled a new pedestrian crossing as it passes through the Los Ramos district, after the elimination of the previous large-scale metal infrastructure, which allows residents to cross from one side to another of this new green environment with total comfort and safety, through soft ramps that guarantee universal accessibility.

47 works in progress, 32 in districts

The City of Murcia has a total of 47 works underway, of which 32 in districts and 15 in neighborhoods.

Specifically, the actions include the works of the integral remodeling of the most important gardens of the districts of Sangonera La Verde, Cabezo de Torres, Aljucer, Guadalupe, Puente Tocinos, Torreagüera, Patiño and El Palmar.

Likewise, the town hall also works on the improvement of other emblematic gardens in the city of Murcia, such as Fama (Dog Park), Silk, Rocío, Salitre, Lieutenant Flomesta, Fofó Park and Avenida de la Fama .

Another of the projects is the remodeling of nine large fountains and lakes, such as the four ponds, La Seda, El Salitre, Los Patos, in San Ginés, and the Fofó Park, and five fountains, the Circular Square, the Tower House del Reloj (Puente Tocinos), José Cánovas Ortiz garden (Beniaján), Juana Jugán avenue (Tocinos bridge) and Liberty avenue (Guadalupe).

The remodeling of medium and roundabouts of the municipality is another of the actions that are being carried out.

To name a few, those located in the variant of Los Dolores, Kingdom of Murcia, May Day, Pintor Sobejano, Almela Costa and Miguel Induráin are under construction.

To these works it is necessary to add the actions that are being carried out in the parks and gardens of the districts, belonging to the Plan of Pedanías and Diputaciones and Peripheral and / or Depressed Neighborhoods that the City Council carries out, next to the Autonomous Community.

The locations in which it is acting are: Alquerías, Baños y Mendigo, La Ñora, El Palmeral Garden, Llano de Brujas, Zeneta, Rincón de Seca, San Pío X, Cabezo de Torres, San José de la Vega, Puente Tocinos , Algezares, El Palmar and Corvera.

We must add the work in other areas, such as the construction of a new 'Playground' of Patiño, the new garden of the Verada del Chocolate, which expands the infrastructure of the greenway, in Los Ramos, and the integral remodeling of the square Antonete Gálvez in Torreagüera, belonging to the Extraordinary Investment Plan in Pedanías.

State of the works

Of the 47 works that are underway, 8 have recently been completed and a total of 39 are in execution, whose deadlines range between 4 and 6 months.

It is planned that all the works are completed for this summer.

In this way, a total of 8 works have recently been completed: Silk Lake, Salitre Lake, San Ginés Lake, Clock Fountain, Beniaján Fountain, First of May Avenue, Almela Costa Avenue, Vereda del Chocolate in Los Ramos .

Thus, a total of 39 are being executed: Silk Garden, Salitre Garden, Fofó Park, Rocío Garden, Avenida de la Fama, Montegrande, Torreagüera, Tomás y Valiente, Puente Tocinos, Parque de La Libertad, from Guadalupe, Virgen de los Dolores, from Aljucer, Park of the Constitution of Cabezo de Torres, El Señorío de Sangonera la Verde, La Paz Park of El Palmar, Maestro Ibarra de Patiño-Ronda Sur, Garden of the Rosales de Alquerías, Garden C / Puente Viejo de Baños y Mendigo, Río Ebro Garden in La Ñora, El Palmeral Garden in Sangonera La Verde, children's areas in Llano de Brujas, Zeneta, Rincon de Seca, San Pío X, Cabezo de Torres, Algezares, San José de la Vega, Plaza Juan Molina de Puente Tocinos, Garden Avenida de La Paz de El Palmar, Plaza Juan Carlos I de Corvera, Playground de Patiño, Plaza Antonete Gálvez de Torreagüera, park park of Fofó, fountain Juana Jugán de Puente Tocinos, fountain of Guadalupe, variant of Los Dolores, Kingdom

of Murcia, Sobejano Painter, Garden of Fame, Lieutenant Flomesta, Circular Plaza Fountain, Miguel Induráin.

To these works must be added those that are close to begin, in the absence of technical reports, authorizations of Cultural Assets or are in the last process of awarding works, such as those of the Pintor Pedro Flores garden and the Palm Grove of La Paz .

All these investments come from different sources of financing, from European funds, funds from CARM and own funds.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia