Vélez-Málaga Council has included an amount of €250,000 in the budget for 2013 for the pedestrianisation of calle Del Mar in Torre del Mar between Avenida de Andalucía and the promenade, a stretch of road last renovated in 2007 at a cost of €1.5 million.
A second phase is planned for the future covering the area from plaza Axarquía to Cuatro Esquinas. The Association of Businesses in the town have been calling for this project for a long time, hoping that it will stimulate commerce in the area.
The remodelling of Plaza Axarquia will involve the construction of a roundabout to divert traffic from calle Del Mar to calle Doctor Fleming and calle San Andrés.