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| José Ballesta: "It includes a battery of actions that will directly benefit the districts of Los Dolores, San José de la Vega, Beniaján, Torreagüera, Los Ramos, Alquerías and Zeneta "| The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, this morning held a meeting with the presidents of the municipal boards whose districts will benefit from Phase II of the Vía Verde, the culmination of a city project that will enhance the connection of the districts with new pedestrian paths, gardens, green areas and a 3,000 square meter palm grove; a project of urban transformation and high landscape value whose works will begin in 2021."The Greenway is one of the strategic projects that guide the actions of the City Council to improve the structure and connection of Murcian districts, carrying out, in its II Phase, a battery of actions that will directly benefit the districts of Los Dolores , San José de la Vega, Beniaján, Torreagüera, Los Ramos, Alquerías and Zeneta, where different improvement works will be carried out on this path that crosses the old railway line ", highlighted José Ballesta.200,000 m2 of high landscape valueLikewise, the Murcian councilor recalled that "the Greenway is the healthy 8.5 km route that connects the southern districts on foot and by bicycle, which has allowed the incorporation of 200,000m2 of spaces of high landscape value, connecting the Huerta and the districts of the Costera Sur with the city of Murcia, and which has established itself as one of the busiest green axes since its opening, both on foot and by bicycle ".New trails will connect the Vía Verde with Zeneta and AlqueríasThe second phase will involve the creation of new green paths that connect the Vía Verde route with the districts of Zeneta and Alquerías, increasing the route of the Vía Verde and improving the connection with the districts, responding to neighborhood demands.Specifically, the two new roads will be carried out in the following directions: from Los Ramos to Zeneta - it will have a length of about 800 meters - and from Los Ramos to Alquerías - it will have a length of 1 km.Beniaján will have a 3,000 m2 palm grove and Los Dolores will open a 1,000 m2 garden on the Tiñosa bridgeThe project also includes the creation of a Palm Grove in Beniaján, 3,000 square meters in size and will have 150 specimens, which will involve the urbanization of the area around the station.In addition, a new 1,000-square-meter garden will be built in the Puente de Tiñosa, in Los Dolores, from the infrastructure to the Reguerón, connecting in this case the north and south of the district.Performances in San José de La Vega, Torreagüera and Los RamosLikewise, the project will entail the establishment of new passageways, as in San José de La Vega, improving the permeability of the district and enhancing its connection with the Vía Verde.For its part, in Torreagüera the stop of the railway station that passes through the district will be rehabilitated, urbanizing all its surroundings.
In addition, in the district of Los Ramos, improvement works will be carried out on the pedestrian walkway of the Vía Verde, with new plantations and urban furniture.5,000 new bushes will beautify the landscapeThe City Council is also going to install new urban furniture throughout the Vía Verde route, with 350 new banks, as well as waste bins and water supply points where necessary.
The route will also have 5,000 new bushes that will beautify the landscape.New public lighting will also be installed in the built-up spaces in this environment, such as in Beniaján, San José de la Vega, Torreagüera and Los Ramos.1.5 million euros to improve the connection of the districtsIt is planned that the works of this project, which will be carried out with an investment of 1.5 million euros.
It should be noted that this phase will have a larger budget than the first, to which 740,000 euros were allocated.
The financing of the II phase will be approved tomorrow, in the Extraordinary Plenary.Transformation of the old railway linePhase I of the Vía Verde involved the transformation of the old railway line that crossed the southern districts of Murcia into a green infrastructure, with which seven population centers in this area of ??the municipality are connected, from Alquerías to Los Dolores.
During the 8.5 kilometers of route, the pedestrian finds elements related to the railway, with signage that tells the history of this route, turning it into an open-air museum to enjoy walking.In this context, with the new trails and green spaces that will be enabled in Phase II, the Vía Verde will exceed 11 km in length.South ConnectionThis public initiative of high landscape value is part of the 'South Connection' strategic plan, which aims to structure the districts, through priority projects such as the Greenway, with which the city will also gain more than 200,000 square meters of public space.The Vía Verde will connect the districts of the South Cordillera with the Carmen station, creating a connection between La Huerta and the mountain with the Segura river, continuing its route through the city center and reaching Barriomar and Nonduermas, improving the connection of Murcia with the districts, since "another priority objective of the Vía Verde is to recover the centrality of the neighborhoods and districts of the south, through greater cohesion between the population centers, uniting people, creating social and economic cohesion to through the elimination of these barriers, "said José Ballesta.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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