The Toledo City Council awarded the second phase of the project Recovery and meditation From the archaeological site of Vega Baja of Faos Hidráulica, with a budget of €382,032.70 and an implementation period of five months. performance, … This decision, which was approved on Wednesday by the Local Government Council, represents a new step in the comprehensive recovery strategy for this historic enclave.
The new stage is yet to come The first tender, which was launched in July with a budget of 315,729 euros, will be void. Where no offer was made. The city council then decided to increase the financial allocations by about 50 thousand euros and put the measure out to tender through a negotiating procedure without publicity. The contract awarded today follows the partial upholding of Faos Hidráulica’s reconsideration appeal against the Bid Exclusion Agreement adopted by the Toledo City Council Contracting Board which led to the suspension of contracting proceedings.
The artistic project signed by architect Raquel Hervas Herrero, It has an area of 16,500 square meters and is located in the southwestern sector of the sitewithin the area protected as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) within the category of archaeological area. Its aim is to adapt and enhance a new area of the archaeological complex, currently unexploited and difficult to access, to integrate it into the urban landscape and make it visitable.
The intervention will be carried out in three different areas: the home area of the Visigoths, another of the roads or streets and a third opposite Islamic cemetery (cemetery)With a total area of 2,462 square meters. The works include manual cleaning, laying anti-vegetation netting and strengthening walls with a total area of 1,234 square metres. In the missing sections, the tracks will be recreated using colored lime concreteIt is a technique that has already been used in the first phase to distinguish original areas from reconstructed areas.
Walkable archaeological park
The project follows standards Minimal intervention and reversalwhich will allow any element to be removed without affecting the original remains. The artifacts will combine neutral materials, pebbles in different colors, and interpretive platforms to make the complex easier to read without invasive reconstruction.
In addition to protecting the remains, The plan includes new compact Jabri pedestrian paths that will connect Mas del Ribeiro Avenue to San Pedro El Verde AvenueIntegrating Vega Baja into urban roads and improving accessibility. Islands of shrubs and flowers will be created using local species, areas of natural grass and a buried low-voltage lighting system, along with street furniture such as benches, bins and signs.
The entire area will be demarcated with steel grilles that will protect the remains without creating a visual barrier. The result will be a landscaped, accessible and functional space. That would complete the picture of the great archaeological park that Vega Baja will be transformed into.
The intervention is part of the framework agreement signed in 2021 between the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Community Council of Castilla-La Mancha and the City Council of Toledo, which led to the implementation of the first phase in 2022. This performance allowed the first section of the Moreras Path to be opened to the public.Today it is fully integrated into the urban life of the city.
With the second phase already awarded, the city council is planning a third complementary intervention that will complete the process of musicalization of the monumental complex
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