The mayor of Genil BridgeSergio Velasco, presented this Monday the “Matallana Plan” in collaboration with the architect responsible for the design of this ambitious project, Francisco Gómez de Tejada. This is a commitment of the Municipality of Pontano to transform pedestrian accessibility … and road safety of the main artery of the city and one of the main arteries of the south of Córdoba.
The project is part of the actions of the PFEA 2025 and has an investment of more than a million euros for the development of a first phase which will begin at the beginning of next year. On the one hand, the mayor explained that the bush hammering of the marble frame throughout the building La Matallana, Paseo del Romeral and Plaza de Españain order to resolve the slippage problem that exists.
Non-slip signatures
This action will be carried out on approximately 9,000 square meters of surface area, following an agreement in plenary which was unanimously approved in September 2023, after the presentation of a popular initiative with the collection of 1,130 neighborhood signatures demanding emergency measures from the Town Hall against the landslide on the avenue. “The intention – according to the councilor – is that before Easter the work up to the section with the Morabito corner will be completed.”
On the other hand, the creation of a accessible route from La Matallana to the José Gallego Arroba Health Center with the redevelopment of Poeta García Lorca, Inmaculada Concepción and Doctor Fleming streets until reaching Parejo and Cañero streets.
“We want to improve the width of the sidewalks and accessibility, thanks to a new unique platform configuration,” explained the mayor. Likewise, he More trees will be planted and the lighting and sanitation network will be renewed “with the particularity that at the corner of García Lorca and Matallana streets the containers will be buried,” explained the councilor.
No more parking
In total, a transformed and completely redeveloped area of 1,674 square meters will be covered, thus constituting the first step to extend the Matallana effect between the perpendicular streets. In this first phase, some 15 parking spaces when three streets were redeveloped. The idea is that this will be compensated by different actions on Industria Street.
The Puente Genil Town Hall is studying the possibility of setting up a battery car park in this area to provide parking spaces. Likewise, Velasco detailed that as the main alternative, “an analysis of the improvement of parking spaces in the surroundings of the Castillo Anzur School“.
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