The work is being carried out “in order to guarantee safety along the processional route”
The Orihuela Council is spending 33,575 euros repairs to the city centre streets that will form the route for the Holy Week processions taking place over the Easter period. The work will include filling in of potholes as well as resurfacing of the tarmac, repairs to kerbstones and pavements as outlined in a contract that was published on Monday.
The project report states that a large part of the city’s road network has serious deficiencies in both the asphalt and the pavements throughout the historic centre. It states that it is important to repair the damage “in order to guarantee safety for both the participants and the spectators along the entire processional route.”
The work will consist of repairing the natural granite cobblestone pavement on Calle’s Santa Justa, López Pozas and Doctor Sarget. Potholes and the covers of manholes will also be repaired on Calle’s Santa Lucía, Paseo, Alfonso Hospital, Plaza del Carmen, Plaza Nueva, San Agustín and Avenida de España.
The completion period is fifteen days from the signing of the tender document. The budget amounts to 33,575 euros, which, once general expenses, and VAT are included, amounts to a total of forty 48,344 euros.
This amount includes the demolition and lifting of sunken areas due to the passage of vehicles, the repair of ditches, the replacement of paving slabs, the placement of natural paving stones, the cleaning and recessing of joints, the grouting of the paving stones with mortar, and surface cleaning, as well as the grading of manholes and safety and occupational risk prevention measures.
