Albox’s Avenida 28 de Febrero starts turning into a boulevard: €1.6 million and nine months of works

The works that will turn Albox’s Avenida 28 de Febrero into a grand boulevard at the entrance to the town are now under way. This Monday, 7 September, the president of Almería Provincial Council, José Antonio García Alcaina, and the mayor of Albox, María del Mar Alfonso, visited the start of the works, which have a budget of €1,649,400 and a completion period of nine months, according to the Provincial Council.

The project, jointly funded by the Provincial Council and the town council, covers 950 linear metres and a width of 15 metres, from where the road leaves the town centre to the Lidl roundabout. In addition, the price reduction obtained when the contract was awarded will allow the town council to save nearly €178,000.

What the new boulevard will be like

These are the key features of the project:

• Perimeter pavements 2.50 and 2 metres wide.
• A two-way cycle lane 2.50 metres wide, protected by a railing.
• A continuous central reservation with a perimeter hedge.
• A speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour and raised pedestrian crossings that will act as speed humps.
• Access points to the adjoining plots with a minimum width of 7.50 metres, surfaced with paving blocks.
• A rainwater drainage network and new LED street lighting.

During the visit, the president of the Provincial Council spoke of “a before and after” for the town’s appearance. For her part, the mayor described it as an emblematic project for the future of Albox, highlighted the improved safety for pedestrians and vehicles, and pointed out that, as a commercial town, Albox needed its development to come with accessibility in line with sustainability criteria.

With nine months of works ahead, the project will change the face of one of the main entrances to Albox, which will gain space for pedestrians and cyclists and calmer traffic for motor vehicles.