The Mijas Town Hall, through the Infrastructures and Works Department, announced on Wednesday 9th the forthcoming awarding of a 5,300 metre stretch of the Coastal Path, which is divided into two sections: one from the Torreón Square in la Cala and the beach bar El Sheriff, and the other from the El Faro restaurant to Fuengirola.

The project has a total budget of 5,215,030.91 euros, of which 993,000 euros come from unconditional funds from the Malaga Provincial Council, and has a completion period of six months. The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), welcomed the announcement and praised the work carried out by the technical staff of the Infrastructure Department to make the project a reality, as the government recalls, “a long-awaited project”: “The journey so far has not been easy but the commitment of this government team to the Coastal Path is firm and resolute. It is a major attraction in the municipality, both for residents and visitors, so our goal is that the entire coastline of Mijas is connected by this path, which is unique and incomparable”.

 

This section was put out to tender for the first time a couple of years ago, but none of the companies that applied wanted to formalise the contract because, according to the local government, “the budget was not in line with real market prices”. Last year it was put out to tender again, once the project had been adapted to market prices, but in the end the company that was awarded the contract gave up, which meant that a new tender had to be issued.

As the councillor for Infrastructures and Works,  Juan José Torres Trella (PP), pointed out, “once all these inconveniences have been resolved, the process is in the final phase which will allow us, in a short period of time, to finally have a company in charge of carrying out the works and that these sections will become a realty”.

Technical details

The councillor recalled that this phase has the available land and favourable sectorial reports, which, as required by the regulations, was carried out before the tender. The project includes a wooden pedestrian path with a free width of three metres, as well as the identification of the affected services, areas to stay and other elements contemplated in the corresponding section between La Cala de Mijas and Fuengirola.

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