The end of 2025 is the date initially planned for construction work to begin. comprehensive renovation of Valencia Avenue in Zaragoza with an investment of 6.8 million of euros and an execution period of 12 months.
These are the main data of this project, which is released today to public information, so that this artery, one of the main ones in the Aragonese capital, has a “new face.” The reform not only contemplates a renewed image, but also introduces new areas to make it more accessible and more pedestrian.
The remodeling will be carried out along the entire avenue, including about 14,000 square meterslocated on this avenue from the Goya intersection to Corona de Aragón street.
The project revolves around a new tree-lined square with children’s play area and benches. This space will be located at the confluence of Juan José Lorente and Fueros de Aragón streets, occupying an area that until now is intended for cars, motorcycles and buses.
The reform will also act at the intersection with Tomás Bretón street in order to expand this space and undertake the renovation of the current one. playground. Overall, the new avenue will have more rest spaces for residents, as well as being more accessible and safer.
“You gain space on the sidewalks and take into account the road safety“, states Natalia Chueca, mayor of Zaragoza in the presentation of the project. In this sense, we have opted for more accessible sidewalks and the incorporation of a plant strip that will separate the pedestrian areas from the traffic lanes. It is planned to plant 96 new trees .
These green areas will be made up of bush plants. In this case, the grass in order to reduce the consumption of irrigation water and create a plant mass that contributes to retaining humidity and favors the development of a natural ecosystem to improve pest control and serves in turn as an element of protection for the trees both new as those already existing on this avenue.
A design with which a green axis in which shaded bench areas will be placed. “The objective is for the street to be much friendlier, inviting people to be on it and not just pass through,” says Chueca, who points out that the aim is also to contribute to revitalizing commerce.
The design of the new avenue does not contemplate significant changes in visual safety and circulation. The three traffic lanes current ones, two of which are uphill and one downhill for exclusive use by the city bus, which will now be able to reach Avenida Goya instead of having to detour through Fueros de Aragón. He bike lane He moves to the other side of the street, next to the odd ones.
To improve the road safetytwo new pedestrian crossings will be incorporated at number 24 and at the intersection with Desiderio Escosura Street. There will also be light beacons at the bus lane crossings to visually warn users that a vehicle is approaching when detected by the sensors.
The reform project includes other actions in the supply networks such as the drinking water supply pipes and the sanitation and public lighting network with the incorporation of LED technology.
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