On Saturday the first of the caissons for the Botafoc docks arrive from Cartagena
Palma
28/04/2011
The Balearic Islands Port Authority is anticipating the arrival, on Saturday afternoon at the port of Ibiza, of the first of the eleven caissons which are being built for the future Botafoc docks. At six-thirty pm on Friday, the tugboat A. Gaudi, sailed from the port of Cartagena carrying the piece which will be moored at the beginning of next week.
The caisson, which is 41.7m long, 15´27m wide and has a depth of 17.5m and which is called Clementina, was manufactured during the month of April at the port in Murcia by the company Agronauta, a subsidiary of Ferrovial. The piece is constructed of 2,031.39 square meters of concrete and 173,162 kilograms of steel.
In the port of Cartagena, Ferrovial will build six of the eleven caissons that will form the border of the Botafoc docks, while the company Cyes is responsible for the construction of the remaining five at the port of Sagunto. It is expected that by the end of May all the caissons will be completed. The blocks will be anchored with landfill and positioned on the foundation, built during the month of February.
The construction of the Botafoc docks, with an esplanade of 63,000 square meters and two jetties, 200m long by 30m wide, will provide an appropriate surface for the new terminal for passenger traffic and general RoRo cargo, away from the city center and with adequate security guarantees.
In this area a new passenger terminal is projected, with elevated walkways for passenger boarding and designated zones for loading cargo and vehicles, as well as for parking. Likewise, this action will make possible an overall reform of the port of Ibiza, which is looking forward to a new ferry terminal for passengers traveling to the port of La Savina.
