The City Council of Estepona has put out to tender the works for the installation of acoustic screens in the Juan Benítez area with a budget of 779,010.38 euros, with the intention of protect that area from traffic noise of the large road infrastructures that surround it, mainly the highway, as reported this Thursday by the Deputy Mayor for Development, Infrastructure and Tourism (FIT), Ana Velasco.
The mayor has highlighted that the Consistory has already approved the Local Government Board declare this zone of special acoustic protection, an essential condition for the Highway Demarcation authorized the execution From this project.
The scope of analysis has focused on the sector of developable land called UR-6 Juan Benítez, of 181,537.45 square meters of surface and located to the northwest of Estepona. This area is bounded by the Mediterranean motorway AP-7 to the norththe Francisco Muñoz Pérez municipal stadium to the west, Juan Carlos I avenue to the south and the urban center of Estepona to the east.
The bidding budget for the work is 779,010.38 euros (VAT included), and the execution period is 4 months. Interested companies will have until September 13 at 2:00 p.m. to submit their bids electronically through the Public Sector Contracting Platform.
According to this study, it has been determined action plan to minimize contamination detected by installing acoustic screens, one of the most common corrective measures due to its advantages and benefits. The effectiveness of these devices lies, among other issues, in that of a adequate length to cover the area of influence and in the selection of a height sufficient to achieve protection from all audible wavelengths.
In short, the councilor has informed that once the declaration of a special acoustic protection zone has been approved and authorization has been received from the Road Demarcation, the City Council has started the process for installing the acoustic screens with the aim of achieving a improves quality of life for residents who live in this area of the city.
Velasco has recalled that the area is undergoing a great transformation since in January 2020 the Consistory concluded the development of the Juan Benítez sectorwhich made it possible to create the northern ring road in the city, decongesting traffic in the urban center after joining the Parque Ferial, the Felipe VI Auditorium and the new Athletics Stadium with the northern part of Juan Benítez and linking the easternmost area of the urban nucleus. This project also involved the construction of nine roads, the provision of almost half a thousand parking spaces and the creation of almost 20,000 square meters of green area.