Maó’s Poniente dock has become a boulevard
Maó
08/06/2016
The improvement works at Maó's Port for the transformation of Poniente dock into a boulevard have already finished. The pedestrians and dealers of the area will find that pavements have been widened and that walking between the port's terraces and the road is now easier.
The improvement works have been made possible by the urban redesign carried out by the Balearic Islands' Port Authority (APB), consisting in the transfer of the traffic of regular shipping lines to Cós Nou and in the reserve of this area to cruise ships. This has allowed for the elimination of the dock's Ro-Ro ramp and for the use of the space previously devoted to lorries' manoeuvres.
The APB has made an investment of 330.000 € in these works. Pavements have been cobbled, new pieces of urban furniture have been incorporated and more palm trees have been sown along the promenade. The ultimate objective is to foster the economic activity of the area, where there a lot of establishments, especially bars and restaurants. The APB has precisely applied a bonus to the concessions to compensate for the months in which the establishments haven been unable to use their terraces.
