Murcia The quintessential traditional walk, the Malecon, one of the most emblematic of the city, will soon be extended by 300 meters with the launch of an expansion project that runs parallel to the street of La Mota Albatalía.
The company contracted for the work is Pavasal.
To date, this created a retaining wall three meters high against flood waters, extends over 1,500 meters from the Palace Almudí to the garden, around the city on the west side.
The work planned by the Planning Department will seek to maintain a geometry walk with a minimum width of five meters, building on the grounds Aljufía occupation of the canal, which is piped under the ride.
The floor will be similar to that in the rest of the tour and will also benches and rails like.
The work will begin with placement in the bed of the canal Aljufía of 155 linear feet of reinforced concrete pipe.
The work was completed with walls and sanitation driving storm evacuation, eight monitoring wells and ten sinks.
The benches in the north of the ride will be similar to existing ones and also 19 Platanus orientalis planted with its corresponding irrigation network.
The time required for the execution of the work is estimated at five months and has been awarded 489,576 euros.
The current tour originated in the fifteenth century and has undergone numerous repairs.
Its construction was undertaken in the year 1736 by the Mayor of the City D.
Lujan and Francisco Arce.
The Paseo del Malecón runs through the gardens of the old Convent of San Francisco and the Botanical Gardens.
It is a place for leisure and walking from which enjoy magnificent views.
For the rest has numerous stone benches along its entire length.
On the left side are the Marist College Park and Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia