Costing 2.5 million euros, the project will last 12 months. The bicycle lane will return to Avenidas with the tramway

Starting today, work starts on the plaça d’Espanya in Palma at a cost of 2.5 million euros and will last 12 months. According to the mayor of Ciutat, José Hila, the bicycle lane will be moved to Avenidas when the tram works begin. It will then be returned to its original location. As explained during the presentation, today Emaya is starting to carry out the excavations to see how to tackle the work to improve the channelling. First the underground improvement will take place. Next, Infrastructure will renovate the entire pavement with new concrete tiles so that it does not break. With the approval of the historic centre, the leaking fountain will also be repaired. The landscaped areas also will be improved. Finally the street furniture will be renewed.

The works in plaza España will last an estimated one year and cost 2.5 million euros. The existing trees will also be protected during the work.

“Now it is possible to walk around without any problem, as the excavations are being carried out, but from next month the inconvenience caused by work of this magnitude will begin”, explained the City Council. Similarly, Cort has apologised in advance for the problems that these works may cause. It is a large-scale intervention, which is why it will be in direct contact with shopkeepers and neighbours so that they know how the different phases will be carried out, they explained.

Phases of the works

According to the Palma Town Hall, the plaça Espanya area has pipes dating back to 1945 and already needed to be renovated, both for drinking water and wastewater. The work will begin in the area of the Bar Cristal in a month’s time and will continue in a U-shape.

They will continue with Marie Curie street, then in plaza España and finally the side streets, one of them is the one that leads to Avenidas and the other goes towards Caputxins street. The last phases planned for the summer months are in Carrer Bastió d’en Sanoguera and Carrer Bisbe Perelló. At all times, access from this point to the Olivar market has been planned to be guaranteed, although there will be occasional access cuts, they warn.