The Urban Planning Management has completed the works on Avenida Carlos V, finalising the renewal of the pavement on Menéndez Pelayo, El Cid and Carlos V. The asphalt plan rises by 43% and reaches 20 million annually.
The Urban Planning Management of Seville City Council has announced the completion of the resurfacing of Avenida Carlos V, in the Prado de San Sebastián, a road that presented numerous cracks and imperfections posing a risk to traffic. With this intervention, José Luis Sanz's government completes the renewal of the pavement of the entire axis formed by the avenues Menéndez Pelayo, El Cid and Carlos V, which recovers new asphalt after decades of deterioration.
The delegate for Urban Planning and Environment, Juan de la Rosa, emphasised that the action leaves "a safer road with quality asphalt", improving a key avenue that connects different neighbourhoods and provides access to the historic centre, in addition to concentrating numerous urban bus lines.
The work is part of the Pavement and Asphalt Improvement Plan, whose budget has increased by 43% compared to the previous year. De la Rosa explained that the plan represents "a historic reinforcement of the pavement maintenance contract", which will now amount to 20 million euros annually, more than double the contract that the government team found at the beginning of their term. The allocation has increased from the 8 million that the previous socialist government allocated to 10, then 14, and now to 20 million.
"Recovering the asphalt of the city is one of our priorities. Seville needed many and significant improvements to the asphalt as, for a long time, numerous streets have suffered from the neglect of previous governments," the delegate pointed out, insisting that current planning and investment are putting an end to that situation.
The new contract also strengthens operations: the number of companies working on these services has increased from two to three, and the city has been divided into three large operational sectors. The work on Carlos V falls within the sector that covers the districts of Sur, Nervión, Cerro-Amate and San Pablo-Santa Justa.
The paving works are in addition to other interventions promoted in the last year in the area of Prado de San Sebastián, which total an investment of 1,618,290 euros. Among them, the City of Children stands out, the new playground whose first phase is already completed, costing 921,196.11 euros and with a play area of 1,164 square metres themed around the festive identity of Seville. The space is organised into three areas —the old Fair Walkway, the booths and Holy Week— and features a central structure inspired by the historic Fair Walkway, which served as the entrance to the April Fair between 1896 and 1921, measuring 34 by 34 metres and 15 metres high. It includes play areas at height, at ground level, accessible routes, and 16 hibiscus plants for natural shade. The project will have three more phases.
Renovation works for supply and sanitation networks have also been carried out on Ciudad de Ronda street and on Infante Don Carlos de Borbón and Infanta Luisa de Orleans streets, with a budget of 597,094 euros. At the request of residents, new surrounding streets —Avenida de Portugal, Avenida de la Borbolla, Diego de Riaño, Ciudad de Ronda, Infante Carlos de Borbón and Infanta Luisa de Orleans— were incorporated into the regulated parking service (blue zone) from January, responding to a long-standing demand from the neighbourhood.
Finally, the City Council invested 100,000 euros in the complete renovation of the pavements on Fernando Villalón and Antonio Cortés Lladó streets, which are main thoroughfares between the neighbourhoods of Porvenir, Huerta de la Salud and San Bernardo, as well as a stretch of Alfonso de Cossío. These pavements were decades old and presented defects that particularly affected elderly people, residents with reduced mobility, and those commuting to local educational centres.
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