The Mayor of La Union, Julio Garcia, accompanied by the Minister of Development, Public Works and Planning, Francisco Bernabé, has announced that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has approved the specifications for bidding regeneration works Portman Bay, "as confirmed us the Director General of Sustainability and the Sea Coast, Pablo Saavedra, in the meeting we have had, so you're likely to go next week Council of Ministers ".
Julio Garcia explained that part of the project of 2011, "which was at the time with the consensus of governments, political parties, associations and environmental groups. A project that provides for the recovery to the sea about 250 meters from the current coastline , given that it is 550 meters from the original. "
The mayor stressed that "the deadline for the execution of the works will be 46 months and the ability to assess and improve the competition for bidders, at the time of the award, the use of mined ore is introduced, whose sale would entail the effect of reducing the price of the works ".
Garcia also said the tender budget shall "in about 60 million euros, as has informed us, after adjusting and updating the price forecast made in 2011, which stood at 79 million, which does not prejudge in any way the full implementation of the project designed and agreed in 2011, as it retains all all items of work referred to in this document. "
The Mayor outlined that is "great news for residents of Portman and the entire city of La Union, and an act of justice for all Murcia, as it tries to repair the tremendous consequences of three decades of discharges that hit one beautiful place and flooded the historic bay ".
Julio Garcia concluded by assuring that "it was a moment awaited ceased 25 years ago discharges, and thanks to the commitment of the municipal, regional and state administrations, arrived today at this point that there is no going back."
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión