Work on the first phase of the proposed new Health Centre at the end of calle Puuente Viejo near the rio Chillar riverbed and there is now a fully operational roundabout in place, complete with all the road markings. One exit leads to the riverbed, as yet still just a track, and one leads absolutely nowhere at the present time …
Plaza progress
Both Plaza Cantarero (Orange Square) and Plaza de la Ermita were closed off four days ago ready for the renovations – rebuilding – of these squares. In Plaza Cantarero, almost half of the tiles have already been dug up and piled neatly around the square.
Balcon de Europa, January 25th 2010
Much of the Balcon de Europa is now clear and the cafes are enjoying being able to put out (enlarged) terraces. There is still work to be done, but it is getting there slowly but surely.
Hotel Plaza Cavana terrace disappears
The area in front of the Hotel Plaza Cavana has also now come under the bulldozer as the building works rattle on, which means there will be no terrace for a while. The building works have not encroached any further upon calle El Barrio but access to the square is quite narrow and via a small bridge.
Balcón de Europa starting to look good
The Balcón de Europa is looking much better now as the building works move ever slowly towards completion, the cafes now able to put out their terraces once more. The surface is now all one level, making walking far more easy, and the whole area is more open. It should look very good when totally finished.
Plaza Cavana January 11th
A fair amount of activity in Plaza Cavana this morning but still a long, long way to go before these works are finished. At least in this area the building works have had far less impact on the local businesses and none have been forced to close for long periods. Small mercies.
Back to work
Someone has been out administering pyrotechnic suppositories because there were a dozen workmen in Plaza Cavana this morning and five on the Balcon de Europa. Not all gainfully occupied, one might add, but at least they were on the sites. The bad weather has, of course, prevented any work being done on any of the projects for the past week …
Balcón de Europa and Plaza Cavana
The cafe Mediterraneo on calle Carmen managed to open again on Saturday, even having a terrace as there wasn’t much building going on. Several of the businesses in the square behind the Balcón de Europa have opened up again.
Health Centre update
Work on the area around the proposed new Health Centre is progressing, the new roundabout beginning to look quite…round. A long way to go, though, before work on the actual centre can begin. A whole new street is to be built as well as all the infrastructure.
Balcon de Europa, Plaza Cavana, calle Carabeo, calle Jaén
A trip round some of the major building works today, see how they’re progressing. The square behind the Balcón de Europa has the primary surface in place although very little, if any, activity in this area this morning.