How Zurgena’s new Plaza del Olmo will look: travertine marble, awnings, new trees and works this winter
Zurgena will renovate the Plaza del Olmo with more than €400,000 from Almería Provincial Council: travertine, awnings, new trees and the square closed to traffic at weekends.
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The Plaza del Olmo, Zurgena’s most emblematic square, is going to be transformed from top to bottom. The refurbishment project, with an investment of more than €400,000 funded by a grant from Almería Provincial Council, is already at the tender stage, and the works could start between December and January. This was explained by the mayor, Domingo Trabalón, on the programme ‘Hoy por Hoy Levante’, as reported by La Voz de Almería.
It is the next step in a scheme that the Provincial Council approved at its full council meeting in early October, as part of the Planes Provinciales (provincial plans): a project in the Plaza del Olmo and in a public park in the municipality, hand in hand with Zurgena Town Council, with a total investment of more than €500,000.
What is changing?
- The sewer network and the pipes will be completely renewed.
- The paving will be travertine marble, a “golden travertine”, in the mayor’s words.
- Sail-type awnings will be put up to provide shade.
- The palm trees will be removed and new trees will be planted.
- There will be a corner with a heart and the slogan ‘I Love Zurgena’ for taking photos.
- Bollards that can be raised will block vehicle access from Friday afternoon until Sunday night.
With the traffic cut off, the square could exceed 1,000 square metres, which, according to Trabalón, would make it one of the “largest squares in the Almanzora”. The idea is for residents and visitors to be able to enjoy the bars and events in a safe setting. “We are going to turn it into the great living room so that all the visitors and all the people of Zurgena can be proud”, the mayor stated.
The heart of the town
The Plaza del Olmo is much more than a square: it is the place where Zurgena comes together, the place for celebrations, bars and events. Just this summer, the ‘Rail Festival’ scheduled its August concerts there. That is why the refurbishment directly affects the town’s daily life, and it is worth keeping a close eye on how it progresses.
For now, neither the mayor nor the Provincial Council has given details of how long the works will last or which company will carry them out, something that will be known when the tender process ends. The other part of the project is the public park that the town council wants to turn into a multi-adventure park in the Jardines del Almanzora, next to the outlying district of Las Piscinas.
