Estepona Town Council will allocate nearly 900,000 euros to modernise toilet and lifeguard modules and to replace wooden walkways with concrete ones at all public beach access points.
Estepona Town Council has put out to tender two contracts totalling nearly 900,000 euros to renew the facilities at its beaches. The work includes the installation of new lifeguard and toilet modules, as well as the replacement of wooden walkways with concrete ones at all public access points along the coast.
The Deputy Mayor for Services and External Control, Blas Ruzafa, explained that the aim is to "carry out a significant upgrade" of these facilities in the coming months. The work is divided into two tenders: one for the modules, with a budget of 421,685 euros, and another for the walkways and platforms, amounting to 457,259 euros.
Six lifeguard modules and nine toilets
The first of the contracts includes the supply and installation of six lifeguard and rescue modules, nine toilet modules, and one storage module. They will be distributed across the beaches of Arroyo Vaquero, El Cristo, La Rada, Saladillo, El Padrón, and Paseo Marítimo.
The lifeguard modules will serve to enhance the monitoring of bathers and emergency response, as well as provide rest areas for lifeguards. The storage module will allow for the storage of rescue equipment, amphibious chairs, and stretchers near the water.
The toilets will include sanitary facilities, sinks, foot showers, and accessories, and will feature accessible spaces for people with reduced mobility and access ramps. The exterior design will predominantly be white with blue vinyl and the Estepona coat of arms, although one of the modules will have a wood finish to blend in with the aesthetics of the beach bars.
Wider concrete walkways
The second tender includes the installation of 1,250 linear metres of concrete walkways at all public access points to the beaches within the municipality. These new structures will measure 1.80 metres in width, surpassing the current wooden ones, which had to be removed at the end of each season and suffered damage from storms.
The contract also includes the installation of 42 draining platforms for showers and foot showers, and another 40 for the beach modules. The concrete walkways will offer greater durability against the passage of cleaning machinery and reduce maintenance needs.
These actions add to the 17 new lifeguard and surveillance towers installed last summer at La Rada, El Cristo, El Padrón, El Saladillo, and Arroyo Vaquero. Ruzafa highlighted that the new tenders contribute to "continuing to modernise the coastal facilities" and improving the services offered to residents and visitors.
The expectation is that the work will begin in the coming months and be carried out throughout the year, in order to have the beaches ready for the next high season.
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