Puerto del Rosario Facelift

The port and sea front in Puerto del Rosario are in the process of being transformed as part of an ambitious plan to improve the area in the interest of attracting more tourists to the islands capital, as well as improving the environment in the area of the new Palacio de Formations y Congresos at Loz Pozos.

The main development in recent years has been the creation of a cruise ship dock and the tidying up of the area between Playa Chica and the harbour entrance in order to give a good impression to visitors.

In October 2012 it has been reported that there are plans for a solarium on the beach at Los Pozos, a new sports marina with 300 berths,the extension of the cruise ship harbour, a commercial area and restaurants.

 

It was interesting to see the surveyor at work. He was on the quayside with his theodolite and his rodman was in the water in a wetsuit. We wondered if underwater surveying was a specialist profession!

Improvements to Playa Chica

The small beach, Playa Chica, has been improved with sand being dredged and put on to it and a protective spit has been built to stop the sand being washed away. The beach used tosuffer from poor water conditions due to waste from a pumping station that was located in the area, but the creation of the spit has allowed this problem to be rectified by improving the pipe work and relocating the station. The beach is now very popular with locals. It also has a range of facilities like showers and wooden walkways. It has disabled access and special chairs with wheels for access to the sea.

A fuel storage depot that was located in the area has been decommissioned and demolished. The land that the depot was on is due to be incorporated into the public space that is being amplified and improved. When the walls surrounding this area have been removed it will not only improve the view the seafront but will allow a clear view from the port towards the Palacio de Formations y Congresos, a new Government building that is approaching completion.

The photographs show the same view from the top of the lime kiln, before and after demolition. The Palacio de Congresso is the five story building in the background. Due to a lack of public funds there has been no further work done on the building over the last 4 years, but funds are apparently now available for work to complete it in 2012.

This building will house various government offices as well as being the new centre for the islands music and arts schools. There will be class rooms dedicated to different aspects of music and the arts, including classrooms for individual and group musical instrument practice, with an auditorium built to high standards of acoustic requirements.

The engineer responsible for the acoustics within the Palacio, Higini Aura recently visited the works to supervise the progress and while he was there he explained the acoustic engineering aspects of the work that was being done.

The final touch to all this development work will be to complete a promenade between the port and Playa Blanca. Some sections of this part of the project have been completed, while others are awaiting the clearance of the areas through which it will pass.

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Playa de Pozos, Puerto del Rosario

Cruise ship in port, with the new spit to the left and the new quay to the right.

The swimming pool in front of the Palacio de Congreso

The quay, Puerto del Rosario

Constructing the spit