Alicante's urban planning councillor, Antonio Peral, and Colonel Francisco Poyato, head of the Guardia Civil in Alicante, have reiterated their commitment to expedite the relocation of the commander's office to a new site in Rabasa. The next step for the city council will be to tender the urbanisation of a municipal plot measuring 26,297 square metres, with an estimated cost of nearly two million euros, in order to transfer it to the Guardia Civil in exchange for their current headquarters on San Vicente Street.
The meeting, held on Thursday, also included Luis Gaona, the city council's director general of projects and works, and Guardia Civil commander Lucas Martínez. “Both the city council and the Guardia Civil have reaffirmed our commitment and interest in expediting this relocation, based on the agreement reached that involves the transfer of this municipal plot in exchange for the current commander's building located on San Vicente Street,” stated Antonio Peral.
The urbanisation works for the plot are expected to be put out to tender shortly, following the approval of the project in June, which is valued at €1,981,911 and has an estimated execution period of eight months. Specifically, the project involves the urbanisation of a 26,297 square metre plot in Rabasa, situated between Padre Villafranca Street, Pilar de la Horadada Street, and the extension of Jaime I Avenue.
Municipal technicians have updated the project to include necessary paving, the installation of potable water services, sewage, lighting, landscaping, horizontal and vertical signage, and connections to existing adjacent urban infrastructure. Additionally, measures for rainwater drainage have been incorporated.
The planned urbanisation includes the creation of a new pedestrian street, 10 metres wide, along Jaime I Avenue, which will close the plot on the west side, as well as extending the section of the Vía Parque by 157 metres. Furthermore, the cycling lane in the area will be continued, public lighting will be LED, an automated irrigation network will be installed, and the landscaping will feature tree species such as the white mulberry.
The agreement between the city council and the Ministry of the Interior for the installation of the commander's office includes a swap in which the city council of Alicante cedes the 26,297 square metre municipal plot in question, located at Jaime I Avenue, No. 35, in exchange for the current commander's headquarters, known as Hospital del Rey, located at San Vicente Street, No. 52.
