Malaga Airport - Parking Facilities

There have been changes to the car parking facilities at Malaga Airport, due to the extension works which are currently being carried out. The entrances and exits on the Arrivals level are no longer in use, so drivers must use those on the same level as the Departures area. When this car park is full, free parking with security will be available in the northern area of the airport, and a bus service will transport passengers to and from the terminal building.

Malaga - Drought Concerns for 2006

Water reserves in Malaga are at only half the levels registered a year ago, and there are currently just 160 cubic hectometres in the province's six reservoirs, which is 27% of capacity.

Most of the water supplies are now being provided from wells, and the authorities have asked Councils to supply information about which wells are being exploited, so they can draw up a plan of coordination for the use of these extra resources. The Town Halls also have to present their plans for beating the drought, and most of them are implementing measures such as using waste water for irrigation and street cleaning, and banning car washing other than in authorised premises.

According to the Ministry of the Environment, an exceptional amount of rainfall would be needed in the next few months to return water levels to normal, and its end-of-year report describes the situation in Andalucía as "very worrying".

Benalmadena - Increased Budget

As its annual subsidy due to its designation as an official 'tourism town', Benalmadena is to receive 1.8 million euros from the Junta de Andalucia for 2006. Town Hall officials have indicated that a third of the money, 600,000 euros, will go toward the creation of new promotional materials. The exact budgeting of the rest of the money has not been specified, though at least part of it is to be used to fund a remodelling of the town's main Tourism Office.

Fuengirola / Manilva - New Road Study

The regional government’s public Works and transport department has commissioned an initial 900,000 Euro study on the intermediary road that will eventually link Fuengirola and Manilva.

The study will look in to all aspects of the construction of the road and define its exact route, identifying necessary land expropriations and determining what viaducts and tunnels will be necessary.

A spokesperson for Public Works acknowledged that there was not a lot of space for a road between the A-7 and the existing toll motorway. In some cases it may be necessary for the new road to go to the north of the toll motorway, but the intention is to make it very much an urban road rather than a motorway, he said.

Alhaurin de la Torre - Construction Strike

The five-week-old strike by quarry workers over the court ordered closure of four Alhaurin de la Torre quarries is severely affecting the construction sector leading trade unions to officially call a general construction strike for January 9-15.

The CCOO (Comisiones Obreras) trade union blames both Alhaurín Town Hall and the Junta de Andalucía for failing to resolve the quarry situation. While it charges the Town Hall of disregarding a Junta proposal for the granting of municipal licences to allow the quarries to reopen, it also states that the two entities "are passing the ball back and forth" in a political standoff while ignoring the plight of workers.

San Pedro – Underpass Gets Green Light

The minister of public works, Magdalena Alvarez, has been true to her word and gave the go-ahead on the last day of 2005 to the long-awaited underpass on the A-7 (old N-340) as it passes through San Pedro de Alcántara. On New Year's Eve the State bulletin (BOE) gave the official go-ahead for the project with a budget of 68.6 million euros, double the amount previously allocated. It will be completed in 30 months.

More than 65,000 vehicles travel through San Pedro on the A-7 every day and the underpass and tunnel will signal an end to the long traffic tailbacks and congestion that has been the trademark of this section of the road for the past decade or more. Companies wishing to tender for the project have until January 27 to make their bids.

The project will see the elimination of the existing roundabouts on this stretch of the A-7 with a 1,075 tunnel carrying the traffic through the centre of San Pedro. The tunnel will now be twice its original planned length after the minister listened to the submissions of Marbella Town Hall and local residents' groups who demanded the elimination of the existing three crossings.

Two of the present intersections at El Ingenio and Marques del Duero will be incorporated in to the tunnel project whilst the third at the junction with the Ronda road will have a link at a different level. The work will start to the south east of San Pedro on the outskirts of Puerto Banús and the actual tunnel section will run from the bus station to the El Ingenio crossing.

Benalmadena Marina - Expansion To Go Ahead

Benalmádena Town Hall has formally accepted the conditions and guidelines set by the Andalucía Port Authority for the town’s marina expansion project.

This will allow 6,000 additional square metres of new commercial space and increase from 30 years to 35 years the concession contract for operating the marina. These changes will 'allow the project to be economically viable'" because they will allow a greater return on investment, according to Town Hall spokesman Manuel Crespo.

The commercial zone, limited before to 24,000 square metres, has been upped to 30,000 square metres. It will have shops, restaurants and taverns, but discotheques and nightclubs will not be permitted.

The Town Hall estimates the total cost of the expansion project at 65 million euros, and the Port Authority conditions establish an 874,232-euro annual lease payment for the right to operate the marina. The Town Hall intends to create a public-private partnership to manage the facility, consisting of the Town Hall and the company contracted to operate the marina.

The expansion plan calls for a more than 160,000-square-metre increase in the overall size of the marina, bringing it to a total of 437,865 square metres. The number of existing moorages will be doubled, to 2,200, and the marina will be able to handle boats of up to 100 metres in length. "Our intention is to attract high-end yachts that normally go to Puerto Banús," said Sr Crespo.
Now the Junta de Andalucía must give final sign-off for construction work to be put out to bid. The Town Hall expects to be able to put the project out to bid by March, with construction starting in autumn 2006 with a timeline of three to four years.

Marina de Dona Julia – New Development

Marina de Doña Julia is located in Casares and consists of 6 buildings with 101 spacious 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Homes of between 70 and 130 m2 built, with terraces up to 230 m2, built from the finest materials and designed to satisfy the needs of even the most demanding of families. All come fully equipped with junk room and garage

This development lies at the very heart of the Costa del Sol: a temperate climate, bright sunshine, magnificent beaches, first-class golf courses, excellent cuisine and an endless range of entertainment options are features which typify life on the Malaga coast.

Standing next to the golf course and just a few yards from the shopping area of the Doña Julia complex, it is just a stone’s throw from the beach and the magnificent spa at the Hotel Hyatt.

The residential estates is rounded off by separate swimming pools for adults and children, paddle tennis courts, spacious gardens, a garden bar, putting green etc.
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La Azalia – New Development

La Azalia is located in Benahavis and consists of 55 apartments which include ample living rooms, well-lit bedrooms, underfloor heating in bathrooms, and kitchens equipped with state-of-the-art appliances.

These luxury dwellings have been projected to offer you a privileged view of the sea, the mountain as well as the splendid private gardens and swimming pools. The development is excellently communicated. It is the epicentre for golfing in the area.

Prices start from €401,313.

Payment Terms are: 12.000€ Deposit, 30% PPC and 70% on Completion
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