The works of the new lighting and the collector of Playa de Palma seven months late and they will not be there for the next tourist season as initially planned by the Town Hall of the Balearic capital. This is why next summer, as happened during the current one, the work will have to be stopped again, as is currently the case. an area of great tourist influxthe largest in the Balearic Islands.
Instead of completing the work in March next year, if there are no new incidents will end on December 23.
The municipal government led by popular Jaime Martinez also approved an upward modification of the contract with a cost increase of 1.5 million euros, the final budget therefore already exceeds 11 million euros.
The reconstruction work of the new rainwater collector (CAZ) was stopped due to a first modification of the contract, then experienced multiple stoppages due to the possibility of modifying the project without demolishing the existing slab, this which was ultimately excluded.
The work continued normally from February 27, 2024 to June 12, the date on which They were arrested at the request of tourist businessmen and traders.
At present, These two works of simultaneous execution are paralyzed due to the risk of accidents posed by the massive influx of tourists in the area, in addition to the social impact and the limits of the municipal ordinance regulating noise and vibrations during the summer months. They are expected to resume on October 20.
Given the time during which she has been and will be unemployed, and taking into account the increase in the budget, the Palma City Council has deemed it appropriate extend the planned 18-month period by an additional seven monthsdating ends on December 23, 2025.
All this without prejudice to the fact that during the development of modified projects, other conditions may arise causing this estimate to vary.
This extension of the execution time was accompanied by a upward modification of the contract due to the poor condition of the side walls of the collector, who do not have the armor envisaged by the project.
During the execution of the works, it was found that the walls and the upper slab of the collector showed more damage due to corrosion of the reinforcements than initially anticipated in the project measurements.
The CAZ is a underground gallery which passes under the front line promenadebetween the mouths of Torrents Jueus and Sa Síquia. The function of this gallery, 3.95 kilometers long and two meters high, is to collect rainwater from the area and direct it in an orderly manner towards its exit through the aforementioned torrents, avoiding spills and overflows.
Currently, and after 40 years of operation, the structure requires repairs to the floor, walls or ceilings which can be carried out from the inside in some sections, but in others, 60% of the fitting out will need completely remove the top slab and rebuild it.
The redevelopment of the concrete channel which channels rainwater to prevent its discharge into the sea is accompanied by the replacement of the current old concrete columnsby 169 new street lamps more than 13 meters high which will illuminate the promenade as well as the sandy area of the beach to increase safety.
The lighting modernization project, agreed with the residents, traders and hoteliers of Playa de Palma, also provides that, on the second line, 127 10-meter street lights will be installed and that in three spas there will be pergolas with solar panels, which They will cast shadows during the day and illuminate at night.
