Visit to the works of the new maritime station and the port of Alcudia
07/07/2009
The chairman of the Port Authority of Balears (PAB), Francesc Triay, visited today the construction site of the new Alcudia ferry terminal, which will gradually enter into service starting in the month of September. With this new infrastructure, the Port Authority of Balears concludes a series of improvements which will double the passenger traffic and general merchandise in the port and making it the base for the maritime connections between Majorca, Menorca and Barcelona. With a budget of more than thirteen million euros, the new terminal, with its elevated walkways for embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, will be able to serve up to 300,000 passengers a year and four vessels simultaneously. It is being built on an area of 3600 m², has three floors and will have luggage facilities, offices, a cafeteria and a restaurant, among other things. The visit was attended by the mayor of Alcúdia, Miquel Ferrer, who was accompanied by the rest of his government team. Ferrer said that the new facility will enhance, "without a doubt" the economy of the port and the Majorcan location. With this construction the PAB will be entering into the final stretch of their thirty-four million euro investment of recent years in the port of Alcudia. Among the highlighted events are the extension of 30,000 square meters of the Poniente dock, the dredging of the commercial area, the stabilization of the Ribera and Adosado docks, as well as urban upgrading of the promenade and surrounding area.
