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Thursday, April 20, 2006
New Pedestrian Boulevard for Icod de los Vinos
Certainly, the calle Emeterio Gutiérrez Albelo, the steep street which runs down the side of the town hall and joins the old center of the town of Icod de los Viños with the commercial areas below, is not a pretty sight, with its huge retaining wall (photo). However, according to this report from Infoicod Noticias, the area will soon be notably changed.
The containing wall is visible from the Parque del Drago, the main tourist attraction in the area and, for this reason, the authorities want to remove its unsightly visual impact.
Improvements to pedestrian access (walking down this 21% slope on the present shiny, slippery pavements is NOT easy and going up can be a bit of a challenge too, for all but the fittest), will embellish the area with an attractive boulevard with trees and green areas.
The works, which will take six months to complete at an estimated cost of 160,000 Euros, will have a central lane for vehicle access. On one side will be pedestrian access, which will alternate semi-horizontal sections with steps every five meters, while the other will remain as a slope. Both sides of the boulevard will have garden areas with jacaranda and other trees, alternating with new street lighting and park benches. At the bottom end of the boulevard, a new traffic island, with a central fountain, will substitute the current one.
Se incluye un bulevar peatonal en la reforma de la calle Emeterio Gutiérrez en Icod de los Vinos
