The Més independentists attacked the new image of the Plaza de España in Palmainaugurated this Monday after a year and seven months of work. The eco-sovereignty group denounced the final result of a renovation project that they themselves promoted of the city council that they governed with the PSOE and Podemos at the end of the last legislature.
In February 2023, the Left Pact of the Palma City Council promoted renovation and beautification works of the Plaza España in a hurry and with poor planning, which led the current mayor of the Balearic capital, Jaime Martinezto modify the project and delay the work by five months more than planned.
Now, the one who was advisor for the Model City, Decent Housing and Sustainability, New Truyol, He says the new central space is designed more for tourists than for residents: “Palma residents evicted from Plaza España“.
The pro-independence councilor regrets that the Palma City Council has I missed the opportunity to be a model of sustainability also be a setback in terms of green mobility. This is why the training did not attend an inauguration at which Yes, some representatives of the PSOE were present.
“What was supposed to be a space of coexistence and a green lung for the inhabitants of Palma has been transformed into a place designed to please touristswith fewer trees and almost no shade and without the infrastructure necessary for the well-being of citizens,” explains Truyol.
Censorship of the removal of the cycle path
But he does not share the idea of remove the cycle path considering it a fundamental infrastructure to “promote sustainable and safe mobility”. According to him, its elimination represents a “outdated vision focused on mass tourism” for the benefit of road traffic.
Similarly, from Més, they call the mobility advisor a mistake, Antoni Deuderothe withdrawal of the ghost project of the Palma tramway that the executive of Marga Prohens reversed as soon as it came to power, after seeing that Pedro Sánchez concluded the legislature without signing the agreement to disburse the promised 185 million.
Legacy and deficient project
However, sources from Palma City Council explain to OKDIARIO that the previous Left Pact forced the current City Council to “extend the deadline for completion of the work to resolve all deficiencies detected and also increase the budget. “We inherited the project and the works,” they insist.
It is worth remembering that the biggest setback encountered by the renovation works of Plaza España was the Discovery of the remains of the ancient medieval wall of Palmamore precisely at the convergence with Marie Curie Street and in an area located next to Porta Pintada Square, opposite a bank.
The Mayor of Palma, Jaime Martinezdecided after an analysis by archaeologists to mark the route of the said wall with a gold-colored sidewalk. In this way, pedestrians will be able to visualize the route of the old Renaissance wall while walking through the neighborhood.
The renovation works of the Plaza de España were awarded by 2.5 million euros to the Melchor Mascaró company. They began on February 9, 2023 and were carried out by sectors. In total, they were renewed 8,100 square meters of tiling.
