The governing board of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council has awarded the drafting of the projects for the Palmetum-Los Llanos coastal promenade, for a total amount of 566,805 euros, with the aim of transforming the seaside area into a leisure zone.
This coastal area is located on the artificial mountain resulting from the city’s former landfill, which later became a garden (Palmetum), and marks the city’s southern boundary where the old refinery meets the sea, making swimming and fishing prohibited.
In this area, there are up to eight discharge points, only four of which are authorised.
The award pertains to the three lots of the project and, as the City Council explained this Wednesday, the company Arquitectura, Paisaje y Urbanismo SLP will handle the first, for an amount of 314,580 euros.
The other two will be managed by Office of Architecture in Barcelona, for a combined amount of 252,225 euros and a delivery period of 10, 8 and 7 months, respectively.
The mayor of the Tenerife capital, José Manuel Bermúdez, emphasised that the three projects to be drafted now are related to the Palmetum ring area, the Playa-Muelle coastal promenade, and the southern pedestrian walkway.
“Initiatives like this aim to transform this capital space, located by the sea in the Los Llanos area, into a new leisure space that brings citizens closer to the ocean, allowing them to enjoy it.
In doing so, it will become a place of attraction for both residents and visitors,” added Bermúdez.
Javier Rivero, Councillor for Works and Infrastructure, states that the drafting of the projects will take into account the creation of spaces intended for hospitality and catering, walks and squares, as well as breakwaters and seawalls.
These actions aim to completely transform this space located behind the city’s botanical garden, also allowing it to be integrated with existing buildings like the Maritime Park, the Auditorium, and the Black Castle, adds the councillor.
The goal is to provide this enclave with large outdoor spaces for walking, exercising, or cycling, with plans for a bike lane reaching this area, Rivero affirms.
There is also a desire to equip this enclave with garden areas, shaded spaces, large squares and a section dedicated to catering, with kiosks and restaurants with terraces, as specified in the preliminary plan submitted last year by the City Council.
