This week, reconstruction work began on the access road to the Balcón de Bernia residential area. This is the road whose retaining wall collapsed because of the rains in 2022. The road is currently completely undermined in the area where the wall collapsed, although a reinforced concrete wall has been built by the community of owners of the residential complex. However, the services are in a precarious state, with temporary connections and completely exposed to the elements.
The work, which began with clearing tasks, will consist of demolishing the road surface affected by the collapse of the wall, filling in the wall, compacting the fill, aligning the curbstones, and replacing the existing services. Subsequently, the asphalt gravel layer will be laid, the pavements will be rebuilt, and the road will be painted.
The supply network, which is currently laid provisionally, will also be replaced, a new drain grate will be installed at the lowest point of the road to improve drainage in the area, and work will be carried out to channel the low-voltage underground line.
This part of the work was awarded to the company Vives Dalmau for €190,271, with a completion period of three months.
The mayor, Ana Sala, said, ‘We want to restore normality to that area of the Empedrola residential area, which affected the owners and caused considerable concern on the part of everyone due to the rains that caused a lot of damage and forced the residents to evacuate.’