The APB starts work on the direct management berths at Portitxol
Palma
23/01/2018
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has started the replacement and improvement works on the foundations of the dock pontoons. The project entails the replacement of six pontoons that were in a bad condition and could have collapsed, for new reinforced-concrete slabs, specifically designed for current environmental conditions.
The works, which are underway on two of the pontoons, – F and G– involve demolishing the current slabs and replacing them with new reinforced-concrete ones. Other berth elements will be adapted and water and electricity installations will be installed. The works will be completed with the placement of anchorage equipment.
Owners will have their boats temporarily moved to another berth allocated by the APB during the period of time set for each improvement. As the dock is gradually renovated, the APB will reorganise the public berths at Portitxol, given that pontoons B, C, D and E also need to be taken apart and rebuilt.
The works started in January and will continue until September.
The aim of the APB is to give users of these berths a renovated and up-to-date infrastructure for their boats, improving the quality of the service provided by the port authority. The project, with an investment of 600,000 euros and a timeframe of eight and a half months, was awarded to the company Route Pont, S.L., for 523,763.00 euros.
