Grand Costa Del Sol Park, Mijas A Step Closer

Mijas Mayor Ana Mata announced that nan Town Hall has officially taken clasp of nan completed useful of nan Grand Park from nan building companies, a sprawling 270,000-square-metre greenish abstraction group to go nan largest municipality parkland connected nan Costa del Sol.

“This is awesome news, arsenic it marks nan completion of nan building phase. We made immoderate adjustments to nan original task to amended functionality and make judge nan consequence meets everyone’s expectations,” said Mayor Mata.

The Grand Park, located successful nan area known arsenic El Ahogadero, features complete 2,900 trees and a redesigned action of trees and shrubs to trim h2o depletion from 1,350 cubic metres per period to conscionable 350. The park includes hoops and five-a-side shot courts, a canine parkland successful nan confederate section, a 1,500-seat amphitheatre for taste and festive events, 5 children’s playgrounds, a skate park, a scatter park, and various fittingness stations. A boating reservoir adds to nan park’s family appeal.

Maintenance contracts for nan park, weighted astatine €3.29 cardinal annually for 3 years, person been divided into 3 lots: landscaping (€2.35 million), information (€392,000), and installation attraction building and statement (€544,000). The Town Hall hopes to offset costs by leasing retired work concessions, specified arsenic chiringuito bars and bicycle hire. Once nan contracts are awarded, an unfastened time will beryllium held for residents to research nan parkland and springiness their feedback. This day is expected to beryllium successful early September, yet nary fixed schedule has been announced.

Panoramic position of caller Costa del Sol park.
Credit: Ayuntamiento de Mijas

Stretching from nan cemetery grounds to nan Cerros del Águila urbanisation and arsenic acold arsenic Venta de la Morena, nan park was built pinch a fund of €26.6 million. A 2nd phase, including 2 bridges complete nan Fuengirola River to amended pedestrian access, is group for support successful September.